The rise of a new power
A communist Economic juggernaut emerges to challenge the west.

What to do about China
"Our goal," writes Richard N. Haass, should be to make China "a pillar of the global establishment."

A capitalist paradise
The urban middle class has a lifestyle that looks familiar.

The floating people
China has 114 million migrant workers who feel none of the country's prosperity.

The Shanghai high life
The glitterati find the city to their liking.

Our photo gallery portrays a society infused with a profound sense of destiny.