China's Asian Dream
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China's Asian Dream

Empire Building along the New Silk Road

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

China's Asian Dream

Empire Building along the New Silk Road

About this book

"China", Napoleon once remarked, "is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world." In 2014, President Xi Jinping triumphantly declared the lion had awakened. Under his leadership, China is pursuing a dream to restore its historical position as the dominant power in Asia. From the Mekong River Basin to the Central Asian steppe, China is flexing its economic muscles for strategic ends. By setting up new regional financial institutions, Beijing is challenging the post-World War II order established under the watchful eye of Washington. And by funding and building roads, railways, ports and power lines-a New Silk Road across Eurasia and through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean-China aims to draw its neighbours ever tighter into its embrace. Combining a geopolitical overview with on-the-ground reportage from a dozen countries, China's Asian Dream offers a fresh perspective on the rise of China' and asks: what does it means for the future of Asia?

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. 1: “One Belt One Road": Financing the New Silk Road
  11. 2: Marching West: The Economics of Power in Central Asia
  12. 3: In the Heat of the Sun: Advancing Down the Mekong
  13. 4: California Dreamin': How China “Lost” Myanmar
  14. 5: A String of Pearls: Fear and Loathing in the Indian Ocean
  15. 6: Fiery Waters: Mapping the South China Sea
  16. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Index
  19. Back Cover