This book is a study of the change and continuity in paradigms in China studies, both inside and outside of China. In the last few years, the United States and China appeared to be moving in the direction of "de-coupling," indicating that the engagement policy with China in the last four decade is ending. The "modernization theory" that is the theoretical foundation of the engagement policy has proved to be wrong.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Paradigmatic Trends in China Studies.- Chapter 2: Paradigms of Anthropology in China.- Chapter 3: Shifts of Journalism and Communication Education in China and the Political and Ideological Contributing Factors.- Chapter 4: The Changing Landscape of Economic Studies on China: A Scopus-based Literature Review.- Chapter 5: The Shift of Paradigms in Writing Chinese History.- Chapter 6: Paradigm Shift in Chinese Legal Studies.- Chapter 7: Three Paradigms for Studying Chinese Philosophy.- Chapter 8: One County, Many Paradigms: Diversity in China Political Studies.- Chapter 9: Advancing Psychology of China: A Call for Paradigm Shift.- Chapter 10: Hiding in Plain Sight: Paradigms Shifts in the Study of the "Religious Questions" in China.- Chapter 11: Situated Knowledge and Situated Action: The Rise of Chinese Sociology Since 1978.- Chapter 12: Deconstructing Chinese Art Music's Paradigms and Paradigm Shifts.