Kathmandu. October 1, 1949. When Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China from Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China had gone through a long war, foreign intervention, and political instability. The 77-year journey that began on that day is not a history that has progressed at a single pace. Rather, it can be broadly understood in three phases: first, Mao's political revolution. Second, Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. And third, under Xi Jinping's leadership, national rejuvenation and a leap in technology.However, to understand today's China, these three phases must be viewed not only separately but as a single...