《The Rise of Modern China》简介：

Now in its sixth edition, this book has been updated to examine the return of Hong Kong in 1997 and the upcoming return of Macao in 1999. Hsü discusses the end of the last vestiges of foreign imperialism in China, as well as China's emergence as a regional and global superpower. U.S.-China rivalry and the prospect of unification between China and Taiwan are also considered.

《The Rise of Modern China》摘录：

回顾历史，鸦片战争显然只是战争的直接原因而非根本原因。犹豫中西方对国际关系、贸易和司法管辖的观念大相径庭，即使没有鸦片，双方之间的冲突也照样会爆发。比鸦片问题远为深刻的是几个概念的冲突：中国自称天下宗主的角色与西方国家主权的观念之间的不相容；中国的朝贡关系体制与西方的外交王来体制之间的冲突；以及中原农业的自给自足与英国工业的扩张之间的对抗。