Zheng Bijian currently holds a number of posts including Chairman of the China Reform Forum and Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Central Party School, and is a former member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Foreword Peter Nolan Part 1: Acquiring A Deeper Understanding of Ourselves in the Process of Deepening Our Understanding of the World (1988 -1991) Part 2: A Study of the "Overall Strategy" Connecting the Two Major Situations at Home and Abroad is of Paramount Importance (1991 - 1995) Part 3: Deng Xiaoping's New Generalization of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Actually Mapped out in A Scientific Way China's Unique Strategic Road to Peaceful Development (1995 -1998) Part 4: A New Period of Strategic Opportunities and A Brand New Strategic Road for the Rise of Late-Emerging Powers Modern History Has Ever Known (1998 - 2002) Part 5: China Will Emerge In the World as a "Peaceful Nation" and A "Civilized Nation" (2005 - 2006)