站在新的历史起点上，中国的发展正受到世界越来越多的关注。《中国的未来》作者金灿荣在书中以诙谐的语言、生动的案例，围绕中国发展进程中出现的各种问题，介绍了中国政府的应对之方，分析了政策背后的发展思路，回答了中国如何应对当前经济社会发展过程中以及国际关系中面临的一系列难题与矛盾。随着中国国家能力的全面提升，中国拥有了更加开放、自信的大国心态，也具备了更多的实力资源和回旋空间来应对日益复杂的内外问题。因此，未来的中国将是一个繁荣发展的国家，未来的中国将是一个民主法治的国家，未来的中国将是一个和谐文明的国家。

Chapter One A Real China

 I.Who Is China?  Four Scenes about China 2

 II."The Misconceptions" the Way in which We Understand China 13

 III."A Colossus with Clay Feet?" the Challenges Confronted by China 21

Chapter Two China's Economic Take-off: Challenges and Solutions

 I.A Fascinating Economic Boom 34

 II.The Dilemmas in the Development Process 43

 IlL The Efforts to Promote Sound and Rapid Economic Development  59

 IV.A Promising Road.China's Low Carbon Economic Pattern 71

Chapter Three Embracing New Challenges in the Social Transition and Development

 I.New Achievements: People's Expectation 81

 II.New Challenges: Risks and Tests 97

 III.New Opportunities: the Everlasting Impetus 116

 IV.Social Governance Practice: Shenzhen Social Reform Boosts Social Transition and Development 130

Chapter Four Meet Challenges of Peaceful Development

 I.Economic Upheavals in the Post-Crisis World 138

 II.Problems in the Security Sphere 143

 III.Relations with the Outside World 151

 IV.Nontraditional Security Threats 157

 V.The Long Course of National Reunification and Anti-Secession 163

 VI.Adhering to the Path of Peaceful Development 167

 VII.Peace of the Taiwan Straits:Efforts of Mainland China in Promoting Peaceful Development of Cross-Straits Relations 175

Chapter Five The Road to the Future

 I.China's Pioneering Peaceful Development in the World 182

 II.The Achievements and Challenges in Social Transformation 187

 III.The Characteristics,Dilemmas and Efforts of China's Reform 193

 IV.A Long Way to Go before China's Rise 199

 V.China's Future 203