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OverviewFor three decades after Mao's death in 1976, China's leaders adopted a restrained approach to foreign policy. To facilitate the country's inexorable economic ascendance and to prevent a backlash, they reassured the outside world of China's peaceful intentions. Then, as Susan Shirk shows, something changed. China went from fragile superpower to global heavyweight. Combining her decades of research and experience, Shirk, one of the world's most respected experts on Chinese politics, argues that we are now fully embroiled in a new cold war. As she shows, the shift toward confrontation began in the mid-2000s under the mild-mannered Hu Jintao. When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he capitalized on widespread official corruption and open splits in the leadership to make the case for more concentrated power at the top. Those who implement Xi's directives compete to outdo one another, provoking an even greater global backlash and stoking jingoism within China on a scale not seen since the Cultural Revolution. Here is a devastatingly lucid portrait of China today. Understanding the domestic roots of China's actions will enable us to avoid the mistakes that could lead to war. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan L Shirk , Teri SchnaubeltPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798212628914Publication Date: 09 May 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""A key observer of China provides a detailed account of that nation's political transformation under its current leaders...The book is the work of an expert on the subject and should be useful for policymakers."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews""" Author InformationSusan L. Shirk, a leading authority on China, has has written numerous books and articles on this subject, including pieces that have appeared in Washington Post, London Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal. She is director of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and professor at the University of California-San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. Teri Schnaubelt is a Chicago-based stage, on-camera, and voice actor as well as oil painter and photographer. An Earphones Award-winning narrator, she has voiced over a hundred books for New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, in addition to helping independent authors get their stories heard. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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