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China: Friend or Foe?
China is set to become the world's next superpower. Should America celebrate - or be afraid? Friend or Foe? deals with vital Who are China's power-players? Will the Chinese economy increase trade or kill off our livelihoods? How is China using its political and cultural influence? Accessible and hard-hitting, Friend or Foe? goes beyond borders and stereotypes to explain what China means to America and the West at large.
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208 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2003
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November 18, 2011
China's economy is growing phenomenally, with half the world's cranes currently on its soil. Its 1.3 billion people have around 300 million mobile phones, and a purchasing power second only to the US. Yet, especially in rural areas, there is widespread poverty. Government censorship is a fact of life, with 50,000 workers manning a firewall restricting citizens' access to the internet.
Hugo de Burgh explores the key questions:
How is China managed?
How are its relations with its neighbours?
How does the Party function?
What do we need to know about Chinese nationalism?
Will the Chinese economy provide huge new opportunities for trade?
How is China using its political and cultural influence?
What about China's human rights record?
In short - is China a friend to be welcomed or a foe to be guarded against? Accessible, straightforward and often astonishing, China: Friend or Foe? is the first popular exploration of one of the biggest issues of the next hundred years.
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Is it possible that this one-party state will achieve the kind of global dominance that some have recently forecast? In this clear, concise and fact-stuffed summary, Hugo de Burgh gives you all you need to make a pretty shrewd guess.' Boris Johnson, Spectator
Hugo de Burgh explores the key questions:
How is China managed?
How are its relations with its neighbours?
How does the Party function?
What do we need to know about Chinese nationalism?
Will the Chinese economy provide huge new opportunities for trade?
How is China using its political and cultural influence?
What about China's human rights record?
In short - is China a friend to be welcomed or a foe to be guarded against? Accessible, straightforward and often astonishing, China: Friend or Foe? is the first popular exploration of one of the biggest issues of the next hundred years.
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Is it possible that this one-party state will achieve the kind of global dominance that some have recently forecast? In this clear, concise and fact-stuffed summary, Hugo de Burgh gives you all you need to make a pretty shrewd guess.' Boris Johnson, Spectator
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