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Reading between the lines of China's 'official story' will be a lot easier thanks to a new book from The Australian National University. The China Story Yearbook is an initiative of the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) at ANU which aims to engage with, analyse and understand 'The China Story' - the official way China tells its story and presents itself to the world. The first edition of the Centre's Yearbook , titled Red Rising, Red Eclipse , looks at China's official story and major events in the country from 2009 to mid-2012, the Year of the Dragon. CIW Director and editor of the first edition Professor Geremie Barmé said that in recent years 'The China Story' has served as a way of framing China's resurgence at home and on the international stage. "China's prominence in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as its increased role on the international stage, mean that many aspects of Chinese reality now attract global media coverage. These include the behaviour of the government both at home and abroad, the country's rapidly changing urban and rural landscape, the ideas that enliven public and elite debate and influential religious beliefs in Chinese society today and the government's response to them. On top of that is the Internet and censorship, the current situation and future prospects of the rule of law and human rights, and many other issues besides.
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