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Mao took up that vision when he proclaimed &#8220;The Chinese people have stood up!&#8221;, though that vision may well still be a work in progress that Deng Xiaoping&#8217;s policy of reform and opening-up &#8220;with Chinese characteristics&#8221; is striving for. Ever since 1978, the Chinese Communist Party has established a social contract that can be encapsulated by getting rich but obeying one-Party rule. However, given the many troubles that have been challenging the country&#8217;s development and social order, one wonders what it will take for China to keep on going or whether it can keep on going.The rise of China has challenged social scientists to revisit and rethink existing theories. Indeed, some observers believe China is the source of new paradigms and alternative models on the linkage between political, economic and social development, which has sometimes resulted in neologizing concepts such as sino-globalisation, sino-capitalism, pax sinica, or Beijing consensus.`ProgramJune 16th9h00 &#8211; 9h30 Registration9h30 &#8211; 10h30    Welcoming speech, Ivo CARNEIRO DE SOUSA, Vice-Rector for Research &#38; International Relations, University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macao, China     Introductory remarks, Emilie TRAN, Assistant Professor, School of Leadership, Management and Government Studies, Executive coordinator of the CGSS, USJ, Macao, China 10h30 &#8211; 11h00 Group Photography &#8212; Morning Coffee/Tea Break11h00 &#8211; 12h30 THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE PARADIGMS    Chair: Xavier RICHET, University Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, France     Discussant: Jos&#233; I. DUARTE, USJ, Macao, China        Christopher MCNALLY, East-West Center, Hawaii, USA China&#8217;s Model of Late Development: Sino-Capitalism in the International Economy     HU Xiaobo, Clemson University, USA Universalizing the China Paradigms: Comparative Studies of Property Rights and Rent-Seeking Politics 12h30 &#8211; 14h30 Lunch hosted by Galaxy Entertainment Group14h30 &#8211; 16h00 STATE CAPACITY AND THE RULE BY LAW PARADIGMChair: Jo&#227;o ELEUT&#201;RIO, USJ, Macao, China Discussant: Sonny Shiu-Hing LO, HK Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China    Vincent YANG, USJ, Macao, China Helping to Build the Rule-of-Law in China&#8217;s Transition? The Roles and Effect of International Assistance     He LI, Merrimack College, USA Third Way: Chinese Discourse on Social Democracy 16h00 &#8211; 16h30 Afternoon Coffee/Tea Break16h30 &#8211; 18h00 THE STATE-IN-SOCIETY PARADIGMChair: Jos&#233; Luis SALES MARQUES, European Institute of Macau, Macao, China Discussant: HAO Zhidong, University of Macau, Macao, China    Joseph Tse-Hei LEE, Pace University in New York, USA Beyond Control and Resistance: Towards a Model of Church-State Accommodation in Contemporary China     Eric SAUTEDE, USJ, Macao, China The Chinese State and the Internet: Towards a Renewed Social Contract?     Aurore MERLE, CEFC, Hong Kong, China Zhuanxing shehui: A Theoretical and Methodological. Framework for Analyzing Chinese Contemporary Society 18h00 &#8211; 18h30 Piano Recital : CHINESE PIANISM FROM REVOLUTION TO REFORMS Performance by POON Kiu Tung, USJ, Macao, China    Mo Li Hua (The Jasmine Flower), Jiangsu Folk, arr. for solo piano by CHENG Xian     Ode to the Yellow River, From Yellow River Piano Concerto (1969) based on Xian Xinghai&#8217;s Yellow River Cantata (1939), by CHU Wanghau et al.     Floating Clouds &#38; Sunrain, From Eight Memories in Watercolor (1978) by TAN Dun     Pausing, Awaiting the Wind to Rise&#8230;(2002), From My Windows (1996-2007) by Lei LIANG 20h00 &#8211; 21h00 Welcoming Dinner hosted by The University of Saint JosephJune 17th9h00 &#8211; 10h30 REAFFIRMING THE CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS PARADIGMChair: MAO Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao, China Discussant: Ivo CARNEIRO DE SOUSA, USJ, Macao, China    Jay HWANG Yih-jye and Florian SCHNEIDER, Leiden, The Netherlands The Sichuan Earthquake and the Heavenly Mandate &#8211; Reaffirming China&#8217;s Developmental Model Through Disaster Discourses     ZHU Jiangang, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China A Study of the Development and Implications of Collective Action by Grassroots NGOs     Emilie TRAN, USJ, Macao, China Think Tanks in China 10h30 &#8211; 11h00 Morning Coffee/Tea Break11h00 &#8211; 12h30 THE DEMOCRATIC PARADIGM: A CHALLENGED CHALLENGEChair: Jos&#233; ALVES, USJ, Macao, China Discussant: Agnes LAM Iok Fong, University of Macau, Macao, China    Jean-Philippe B&#201;JA, Sciences-Po-CERI, Paris, France The Quest for Democracy After the Death of Mao Zedong     Baogang GUO, Dalton State College, USA From Beijing Consensus to a New Chinese Polity     Gang GUO, The University of Mississippi, USA Experimenting with Democracy in the Chinese Nomenklatura System 12h30 &#8211; 14h30 Lunch hosted by The University of Saint Joseph14h30 &#8211; 16h00 BECOMING A GLOBAL PARADIGMChair: Herbert Yee, Macau Polytechnic Institute, Macao, China Discussant: Jo&#227;o Pereira, USJ, Macao, China    ZHOU Jinghao, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA Legitimacy Without Democracy: Way of Transition Towards Superpower?     Junhao HONG, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA The Development and Expansion of Soft Power With &#8220;Chinese Characteristics&#8221;: The Strengths, Weaknesses, and Prospects     Marc LANTEIGNE, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Chinese Regional Diplomacy and Pax Sinica Reconsidered 16h00 &#8211; 16h30 Afternoon Coffee/Tea Break16h30 &#8211; 18h00 Concluding Discussion18h00 &#8211; 18h20 Closing Ceremony20h00 &#8211; 21h00 Farewell Dinner hosted by the Macao Government Tourist OfficeProgram of the conference : http://www.cefc.com.hk/uf/file/Paul/China100_program.pdf