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EBOOK China: Fragile Superpower:How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199839889
EAN: 8713037EEB
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Stron: 336
Data wydania: 2007
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Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the        leading manufacturer of cell phones, laptop computers, and digital cameras--a        dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile        Superpower, Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that        the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth, but in the deep        insecurity of its leaders. China's leaders face a troubling paradox: the more        developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they        feel.Shirk, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for China,        knows many of today's Chinese rulers personally and has studied them for three        decades. She offers invaluable insight into how they think--and what they fear. In        this revealing book, readers see the world through the eyes of men like President Hu        Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin. We discover a fragile communist regime        desperate to survive in a society turned upside down by miraculous economic growth        and a stunning new openness to the greater world. Indeed, ever since the 1989        pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and the fall of communism in the Soviet        Union, Chinese leaders have been haunted by the fear that their days in power are        numbered. Theirs is a regime afraid of its own citizens, and this fear motivates        many of their decisions when dealing with the U.S. and other foreign nations. In        particular, the fervent nationalism of the Chinese people, combined with their        passionate resentment of Japan and attachment to Taiwan, have made relations with        these two regions a minefield. It is here, Shirk concludes, in the tangled        interactions between Japan, Taiwan, China, and the United States, that the greatest        danger lies.Shirk argues that rising powers such as China tend to provoke wars in        large part because other countries mishandle them. Unless we understand China's        brittle internal politics and the fears that motivate its leaders, we face the very        real possibility of avoidable conflict with China. This book provides that        understanding.

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