The Fragility of China
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The Fragility of China

Breaking Points of an Invincible Regime

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The Fragility of China

Breaking Points of an Invincible Regime

About this book

Dennis Unkovic asserts that China is, contrary to popular belief, not poised to take over from the United States as the world's pre-eminent superpower.

Chinese President Xi Jinping believes his country is destined to displace the United States as the world's top military and economic power. Every policy that Xi has put forth since assuming power in 2013 has been carefully crafted with this end goal in mind.

Nearly four decades of meteoric economic growth have convinced many in the West that modern China is indeed an invincible regime, and that Xi's grand plan will come to fruition. Closer examination reveals that China is not invulnerable, but in fact is far more fragile than it outwardly appears.

In this book, Dennis Unkovic coins the term MaxTrendsÂŽ to identify critical factors and developments that have the potential to derail Xi's aggressive ambitions for China. These MaxTrendsÂŽ include alarming demographic shifts, cracks in the global supply chain, an accelerating global arms race, and the Taiwan conundrum, all of which indicate that China's strength may be more illusion than reality. Unkovic warns that the world's democracies must take increasingly aggressive steps to exploit China's vulnerabilities if they hope to blunt Xi's ambitions.

Right now China and the United States find themselves competing in a tight race to the top. In today's unprecedented arena of economic, military, and political challenges, the nation that acts more quickly and prudently will win.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Section I: Appearance Versus Reality
  8. Section II: MaxtrendsÂŽ
  9. Section III: What the West must Do
  10. Epilogue: Good Night, Hong Kong
  11. Appendix 1: The Impact of CFIUS and FIRRMA on Potential Foreign Investments in America
  12. Appendix 2: Eight Examples of Global FDI Regulations
  13. Appendix 3: The Different Faces of Corruption
  14. Appendix 4: Is China Following the Japan Model?
  15. Appendix 5: A Layman’s Guide to Understanding Intellectual Property Protection
  16. Appendix 6: China versus the United States: A Study in Opposites
  17. Glossary
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes
  20. Index