{"product_id":"9781529367799","title":"Beijing Rules : China's Quest for Global Influence","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Allen, Bethany \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/08\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529367799,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship and repression . . . compelling' Daily Telegraph'A timely read . . . Chilling . . . Startling . . . A powerful case for more coordinated western intervention' Guardian'Brilliant' Irish Sunday IndependentThe remarkable story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof China's two-decade quest for global dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several decades\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina's ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eportfolio of quiet coercion. Stories of the Chinese Communist Party's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthoritarian reach are breathtaking - the gagging of sports stars and huge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern brands; Hollywood self-censorship; infrastructure deals in exchange\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor political loyalty in multilateral organizations; and of course -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommunications firms. But these are just the most visible examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeijing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRules exposes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe armoury of strategies with which China has exploited Western weakness to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eposition itself as leader in the game of nations: tying market access to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical acquiescence; punitive tariffs; online disinformation operations;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euse of private companies to spy on global users; leveraging vaccines for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egeopolitical gain; and the crushing of democracy in Hong Kong. With these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eweapons and dextrous manoeuvrings during the global pandemic, China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epositioned itself to take its place at the apex of world powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethany Allen, an internationally recognized investigator into China's covert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epower, shows Western institutions have bowed to and even enabled Beijing's coercion. As we\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecome reeling out of a global pandemic and eyes are on a new war in Europe,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis revealing analysis sounds the alarm about the most significant shift in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe new world order, and what we must do to prevent the loss of freedoms we\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etake for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41099293425708,"sku":"9781529367799","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529367799.jpg?v=1759666468","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781529367799","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}