James Kynge, Author of 'China Shakes the World'
this enjoyable book achieves something that few others have managed - it
shows China as it really is. Kerry Brown's long association with his
subject as a scholar, diplomat and businessman allow him to make confident,
authentic judgements on many of the key China questions.
John Gittings, Author of 'The Changing Face of China'
present, and -- venturing where many scholars fear to tread -- of its
likely future too. His varied experiences of the country offer a fresh and
always readable insight: China is very much with us, he argues, and we
need to understand it much better than we do.
Review
'Kerry Brown’s long association with his subject as a scholar, diplomat and businessman allow him to make confident, authentic judgements on many of the key China questions.' —James Kynge, author of ‘China Shakes the World’
John Gittings, author of 'The Changing Face of China' John Gittings, author of 'The Changing Face of China'
- venturing where many scholars fear to tread - of its likely future too.
Book Description
This book offers a thematic discussion of the key issues surrounding the rise of China and what that will mean to people outside China in the years ahead.
Jasper Becker, author of 'Hungry Ghosts'
China. Everyone will find this a refreshing read.
Product Description
‘Struggling Giant’ explores the future of this emerging economic powerhouse and what the next two decades might bring in the critical areas of the environment, economy and political stability.
From the Publisher
and balanced view of China's global position; explores the social,
political and economic impact of China's emergence; no other book currently
available combines personal experience and academic inquiry in quite the
same engaging manner; of key interest to the business world, students of
political economy, and the general reader interested in China and
international affairs
About the Author
Kerry Brown is Associate Fellow at Chatham House, and Director of Strategic China Ltd.
Jonathan Fenby is a British journalist. He has worked for numerous distinguished publications, including ‘The Observer’, ‘Reuters’, ‘The Economist’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘South China Morning Post’.
