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The World According to China by Elizabeth C. Economy

Elizabeth C. Economy . Unknown Year . English

An economic and military superpower with 20 percent of the world's population, China has the wherewithal to transform the international system. Xi Jinping's bold calls for China to lead in the reform of the global governance system, suggest that he has just such an ambition. And his iron grip on power in the wake of the 2022 Party Congress suggests that he now has the mandate. But how does he plan to realize it? And what does it mean for the rest of the world? In this compelling book, Elizabeth Economy reveals China's ambitious new strategy to reclaim the country's past glory and reshape the geostrategic landscape in dramatic new ways. Xi's vision is one of Chinese centrality on the global stage, in which the mainland has realized its sovereignty claims over Hong Kong, Taiwan and the South China sea, deepened its global political, economic, and security reach through its grand scale Belt and Road Initiative, and used its leadership in the United Nations and other institutions to align international norms and values, particularly around human rights, with those of China. It is a world radically different from that of today. The international community needs to understand and respond to the great risks and and potential opportunities of presented by this transformative vision. Also available as an audiobook.

Categories: Leadership & Strategy

About the Author

Elizabeth Economy is the C. V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is an expert on Chinese domestic politics and foreign relations, writing on topics ranging from China’s environmental challenges to its role in global governance. She is the award-winning author of "The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future" (Cornell University Press, 2004; 2nd edition, 2010), and "By All Means Necessary: How China's Resource Quest is Changing the World" (Oxford University Press, 2014), co-authored with Michael Levi. Her most recent book, "The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State" (Oxford University Press, 2018), analyzes the contradictory nature of reform under President Xi Jinping. Dr. Economy received her BA from Swarthmore College, her AM from Stanford University, and her PhD from the University of Michigan.

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