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'Mark Leonard's detailed and investigative study on the Chinese psyche. A fascinating read and well worth a drop in if you've got an interest in the People's Republic.' YQ Magazine 'This is a brilliant, entertaining, penetrating, and thought--provoking look at what may be the great question of the 21st century: How will China's rise shape our world?' Robert Kagan 'A masterful and highly readable report on the original thinking that is emerging in China on the subject of globalization and China's role in the world. It should be read by everyone who wants to understand the intellectual challenge posed by China's rise.' George Soros 'The premise of What Does China Think? is that for all the economic, political, and military focus on China, we have not paid nearly enough to Chinese ideas, to the rapidly increasing intellectual capital that will be as much a source of China's power and influence in the world as its economic capital. Mark Leonard is one of the best young thinkers in Western foreign policy circles; the results of his explorations to the east are consistently surprising and always enlightening. Anyone who thinks about China will want to know what China thinks.' Anne-Marie Slaughter 'Mark Leonard gives us a fascinating insight into how Chinese intellectuals and policy--making elites see the world which they will certainly help to shape during the coming century.' Chris Patten 'Mark Leonard's intriguing and stimulating book, based on a series of interviews with China's leading intellectuals of the right and left, together with a close reading of their work, advances two important theses about our understanding. An important book.' Waterstones Books Quarterly 'Mark Leonard give us the lowdown on how the Chinese see themselves in relation to the rest of the world, how they envision the future of their country and how they are dealing with the same issues as the west. China turns out to have far more strands of conflicting opinion than is often presented by politicians and the media.' The Herald Praise for Mark Leonard: 'One of the most important influences of British Foreign Policy.' The BBC 'The moderniser's moderniser.' The Times Praise for 'Why Europe Will Run The 21st Century': 'Mark Leonard has done that rare thing; he has reshaped how we look at the world.' Will Hutton, author of 'The State We're In' 'Fluid and original, this is an important and enjoyable book for anyone who cares about the future of Europe.' Robert Kagan 'Not many books about the European Union are fun to read. This one is; and it tells the story of the EU better than any other I know.' Robert Cooper, Sunday Times 'Refreshing, lucid and exhilarating.' Times Literary Supplement 'This is a wonderful, fascinating, provocative book. Go out and buy it today.' Philip Bobbit 'Whether you agree with it or not, you cannot ignore this book.' Joseph S. Nye, author of 'Soft Power'
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'Leonard fills (a) gap (by) survey(ing) the fierce arguments about human rights, development and China's place in the world.'
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Economic success at what cost?,
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This review is from: What Does China Think? (Paperback)
I found this book in many ways an eye opener. China is portrayed as a bit of a dark horse, acheiving wealth and power as the result of very carefully thought out rationale. The methods China has used to achieve success is possibly the most interesting aspect of this book, which is an examination of Chinese politics and the global consequences.
I applaude the authors balanced arguements, despite his self confessed opinion that Europe will prevail enventually (see his previous book.)I found it a disturbing read, (as a non religious person), to observe the achievements of a non religous state putting human rights and the environment as an after thought. The European concept of interdependance to regulate selfish interest would appear to be a morally superior secular arrangement. The author makes the valid point that a sudden change to democracy would create many problems itself, it is interesting to entertain the idea that autocracy can compete. However, this is unlikely to endear the reader to such a prospect. The thing that prevented this book from getting five stars was the neglect of the issue of population. After the boom came the single child policy, what does China think about pensions? (Not mentioned) This book, however, remains a sound, if brief introduction to a completely different way of working a society.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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An important and beautifully written book on China!,
By Cheryl (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Does China Think? (Paperback)
"Since the time when French and British missionaries first travelled to the East, the West has focused on what it wanted from China - and how to convert the Chinese to a Western way of life. People wrongly assumed that as China grew richer, it would also become more like us."
If you want to know what future the Chinese are dreaming of for their country, or the world it is shaping, read this very concise and enjoyable book. Argueably the most accessible and current work on where China is heading - which is principally dependent upon what China thinks rather than what the West thinks. First-class book; highly recommended. To understand China through the lens of business, I also recommend The China Executive.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Solid look at China at the cross roads,
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This review is from: What Does China Think? (Paperback)
This book examines China at the cross roads. As China grows in strength, and looks set to be a dominant player in this century, the author looks at several aspects of Chinese political life. This encompasses everything from China's dizzying rates of economic growth, to its relations with the rest of the world.
China's rates of growth are dizzying, but there are two problems. Firstly, this growth is destroying the environment as factories and power plants belch out fossil fuels. Secondly, this growth is only possible because China's autocratic regime has such total power over all aspects of the economy to drive this growth. Chinese thinkers are debating - should they allow more political freedoms first even if this costs them some economic growth, or retain their autocracy until they achieve their wealth goals, and then relax the regimes controls. For the time being, the latter is prevailing. This is largely because of the Soviet example. China believes that the Soviet/Russian collapse was due to them opening up political freedoms too early, and thus is not going to make the same mistake. Concerning the problem of pollution, Chinese cities are increasingly filthy. Not helping the situation is China's need for a constant supply of oil, coal and other fossil fuels, which, with China's massive and growing energy needs, threatens to simply make the situation worse. Whilst relatively low down their list of priorities, Chinese leaders are slowly realising the need to clean up the air. They are also aware that loose environmental standards could impact on their trade with nations concerned about toxic materials in their exports. This book, like most of Leonard's work, is a pleasant, easy read and not overly academic. Therefore, it will be enjoyed even by people who are only casually interested in politics. For those who study politics in detail, it is an excellent introduction to Chinese thought processes.
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