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In the Jaws of the Dragon by Eamonn Fingleton
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In the Jaws of the Dragon

America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance

St. Martin's Press · 2009-07-21

In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Business & Economics / International / Economics
  • Good for readers interested in american
  • Good for fans of United States

What You Get

  • Themes: Political, Development, Politics.
  • Reading lane: International and International Relations.
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press.

About This Book

In recent years, popular wisdom has held that opening American markets to Chinese goods was the best way to promote democracy in Beijing—that the Communist Party's grip would quickly weaken as increasingly affluent Chinese citizens embraced American values. That popular wisdom was wrong . As Eamonn Fingleton shows in this devastating book, the culmination of twenty years of research and study, instead of America changing China—i.e., making China more democratic—China is chan...

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In recent years, popular wisdom has held that opening American markets to Chinese goods was the best way to promote democracy in Beijing—that the Communist Party's grip would quickly weaken as increasingly affluent Chinese citizens embraced American values. That popular wisdom was wrong . As Eamonn Fingleton shows in this devastating book, the culmination of twenty years of research and study, instead of America changing China—i.e., making China more democratic—China is changing America. While the Chinese people's rising affluence is, of course, an occasion for wholehearted rejoicing, Uncle Sam should give the Chinese power system a wide berth — lest he catch his coattails in the jaws of a dragon.

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