China's Second Revolution

China has, since 1976, been enmeshed in an extraordinary program of renewal and reform. The obvious changesthe T-shirts, blue jeans, makeup and jewelry worn by Chinese youth; the disco music blaring from radios and loudspeakers on Chinese streets; the television antennas mushrooming from both urban apartment complexes and suburban peasant housing; the bustling free markets selling meat, vegetables and clothing in China's major citiesreflect a fundamental shift in the government's policy toward t