{"product_id":"9781786997418","title":"China's Asian Dream Empire Building along the New Silk Road","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina's Asian Dream\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEmpire Building along the New Silk Road\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Miller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ Asian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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 that the lion had awoken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom holding its ground in trade wars with the US, to presenting itself as a world leader in the fight against climate change, a newly confident China is flexing its economic muscles for strategic ends. With the Belt and Road initiative, billed as a new Silk Road for the 21st Century, China is set to extend its influence throughout Eurasia and across the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. But with the Chinese and US militaries also vying over the Pacific, does this newfound confidence put China on a collision course with the US?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining a geopolitical overview with on-the-ground reportage from a dozen countries, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eChina's Asian Dream \u003c\/i\u003eengages with the most recent developments in the ongoing story of China's ascendency, and offers new insights into what the rise of China means not only for Asia, but for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTom Miller is a senior analyst at Gavekal Research, a global economic research service, and editor-at-large of \u003ci\u003eChina Economic Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. Tom was educated at the University of Oxford and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, and spent two years studying Mandarin in Beijing. A former journalist and resident in China for 14 years, he has reported from a dozen countries in Asia. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eChina's Urban Billion: The Story Behind the Biggest Migration in Human History\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed 2012). Tom now lives in England, but spends much of his time travelling in Asia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 September 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781786997418\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63030575202444,"sku":"9781786997418","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4eac4b9d-2728-4695-a3ef-4fdede8a71d2.jpg?v=1792188739","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781786997418","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}