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Beijing rules : China's quest for global influence / Bethany Allen.
LIBRA DS740.4 .A45 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Bethany, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Foreign relations--1949-.
- China.
- China--Foreign economic relations.
- China--Politics and government--1949-.
- Consumption (Economics).
- Capitalism.
- Diplomatic relations.
- International economic relations.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 305 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : John Murray Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "For several decades China's ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep portfolio of quiet coercion. Stories of the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian reach are breathtaking - the gagging of sports stars and huge Western brands; Hollywood self-censorship; infrastructure deals in exchange for political loyalty in multilateral organizations; and of course - communications firms. But these are just the most visible examples. Beijing Rules exposes the armoury of strategies with which China has exploited Western weakness to position itself as leader in the game of nations: tying market access to political acquiescence; punitive tariffs; online disinformation operations; use of private companies to spy on global users; leveraging vaccines for geopolitical gain; and the crushing of democracy in Hong Kong. With these weapons and dextrous manoeuvrings during the global pandemic, China positioned itself to take its place at the apex of world powers. Bethany Allen, an internationally recognized investigator into China's covert power, shows Western institutions have bowed to and even enabled Beijing's coercion. As we come reeling out of a global pandemic and eyes are on a new war in Europe, this revealing analysis sounds the alarm about the most significant shift in the new world order, and what we must do to prevent the loss of freedoms we take for granted"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- The rise of China's authoritatian economic statecraft
- The global rush for masks
- Dual-function strategy and China's core interests
- Spies and sister cities
- Zomming in
- WHO and the party man
- China adopts Russia's disinformation playbook
- "Chewing gum stuck to the bottom of China's shoe"
- Hong Kong outlaws global activism
- China vaccinates the world
- Biulding democratic economic statecraft.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1529367794
- 9781529367799
- 1529367808
- 9781529367805
- OCLC:
- 1342250308
- Publisher Number:
- 99994600913
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