The China Tightrope : Navigating New Zealand's Relationship with a World Superpower / Sam Sachdeva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachdeva, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

New Zealand--Foreign relations--China.

New Zealand.

New Zealand--Politics and government--21st century.

China--Foreign relations--New Zealand.

China.

China--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, [2023]

Summary:

For the past 50 years, New Zealand has prided itself on a history of breaking new ground with China. We were the first to back the country joining the World Trade Organization and ink a free trade deal, with milk and meat flowing like water into the Middle Kingdom and enriching our exporters. But what might the next 50 years have in store? As foreign affairs minister Nanaia Mahuta has cautioned, we are moving beyond a 'relationship of firsts' into new territory - and the terrain is more treacherous than ever. The China Tightrope offers unique analysis and insight into how we got to where we are today and what the future may hold for the New Zealand-China relationship...Based on interviews with former and current politicians, diplomats and leading academics from home and abroad, this book is a valuable resource for those seeking to better understand the Asian superpower and how it is changing our world, for better and for worse.

Contents:

Cover

Praise

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Spies, sensitive issues and a secret pact

Chapter 2: The poll tax blot and 'Asian Angst'

Chapter 3: Free trade's flames hit our shores

Chapter 4: The heat of the dragon's breath

Chapter 5: The rise and rise of Xi Jinping

Chapter 6: Life inside the Great Firewall

Chapter 7: The face of our China debate

Chapter 8: Academic freedom under pressure

Chapter 9: News or propaganda?

Chapter 10: Political carrots and sticks

Chapter 11: The Huawei furore

Chapter 12: Diplomacy or fence sitting?

Chapter 13: Treasures and traps on the Belt and Road

Chapter 14: 'Show no mercy': Human rights abuses

Chapter 15: War on our doorstep?

Chapter 16: The tightrope ahead

Acknowledgments

Interviewees

Endnotes

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Print version: Sachdeva, Sam The China Tightrope

ISBN:

9781761186547

OCLC:

1378935931