Under Beijing's Shadow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Under Beijing's Shadow write by Murray Hiebert. This book was released on 2020-08-15. Under Beijing's Shadow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. China’s rise and stepped-up involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among its smaller neighbors. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region’s economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations wary about Beijing’s outsized ambitions. Southeast Asians long felt relatively secure, relying on the United States as a security hedge, but that confidence began to slip after the Trump administration launched a trade war with China and questioned the usefulness of traditional alliances. This compelling book provides a snapshot of ten countries in Southeast Asia by exploring their diverse experiences with China and how this impacts their perceptions of Beijing’s actions and its long-term political, economic, military, and “soft power” goals in the region.
In the Dragon's Shadow
In the Dragon's Shadow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In the Dragon's Shadow write by Sebastian Strangio. This book was released on 2020-08-07. In the Dragon's Shadow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition. Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
Out of Mao's Shadow
Out of Mao's Shadow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Out of Mao's Shadow write by Philip P. Pan. This book was released on 2008. Out of Mao's Shadow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An inside analysis of modern cultural and political upheavals in China by a fluent Beijing correspondent describes the power struggles currently taking place between the party elite and supporters of democracy, the outcome of which the author predicts will significantly affect China's rise to a world super-power. 125,000 first printing.
China's Great Wall of Debt
China's Great Wall of Debt - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook China's Great Wall of Debt write by Dinny McMahon. This book was released on 2018-03-13. China's Great Wall of Debt available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A stunning inside look at how and why the foundations upon which China has built the world’s second largest economy, have started to crumble. Over the course of a decade spent reporting in China as a financial journalist, Dinny McMahon came to the conclusion that the widely held belief in China’s inevitable economic ascent is dangerously wrong. In this unprecedented deep dive, McMahon shows how, lurking behind the illusion of prosperity, China’s economic growth has been built on a staggering mountain of debt. While stories of newly built but empty cities, white elephant state projects, and a byzantine shadow banking system have all become a regular fixture in the press, McMahon goes beyond the headlines to explain how such waste has been allowed to flourish, and why one of the most powerful governments in the world has been at a loss to stop it. Through the stories of ordinary Chinese citizens, McMahon tries to make sense of the unique—and often bizarre—mechanics of the nation’s economy, whether it be the state’s addiction to appropriating land from poor farmers; or why a Chinese entrepreneur decided it was cheaper to move his yarn factory to South Carolina; or why ambitious Chinese mayors build ghost cities; or why the Chinese bureaucracy was able to stare down Beijing’s attempts to break up the state’s pointless monopoly over table salt distribution. Debt, entrenched vested interests, a frenzy of speculation, and an aging population are all pushing China toward an economic reckoning. China’s Great Wall of Debt unravels an incredibly complex and opaque economy, one whose fortunes—for better or worse—will shape the globe like never before.
City of Heavenly Tranquility
City of Heavenly Tranquility - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook City of Heavenly Tranquility write by Jasper Becker. This book was released on 2015-08-10. City of Heavenly Tranquility available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A startling, eye-opening account of a fascinating and decisive moment in Chinese history, packed with evocative stories. Jasper Becker tells the story of why and how China's leaders set about to destroy and rebuild one of the world's greatest cities and how many of the residents tried to stop it and protect their great architectural legacy.
