Growing Pains

China is transforming itself and the world is adapting in response. Profound forces have reshaped the country's socioeconomic and political landscapes, but they have also brought challengesgrowing painsthat China must face if it is to continue its upward trajectory.

Jean C. OI, the William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics at Stanford University, directs the Stanford China Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University. She is also an FSI senior fellow. Scott Rozelle holds the Helen Farnsworth Endowed Professorship at Stanford University. He is also a senior fellow and professor at Shorenstein APARC and in Stanford's Food Security and Environment Program. Xueguang Zhou is a professor of sociology and a senior fellow at FSI, Stanford University.