In the Jaws of the Dragon
America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · July 21, 2009
In recent years, popular wisdom has held that opening American markets to Chinese goods was the best way to promote democracy in Beijing—that the Communist Party's grip would quickly weaken as increasingly affluent Chinese citizens embraced American values.
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- Who it’s for
- Why opening U.S. markets may change America, not China.
- Themes
- U.S.–China relations, China's influence on America, Trade and democracy
- Genres
- Trade & Tariffs, Chinese History, Globalization
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In recent years, popular wisdom has held that opening American markets to Chinese goods was the best way to promote democracy in Beijing—that the Communist Party's grip would quickly weaken as increasingly affluent Chinese citizens embraced American values. That popular wisdom was wrong.
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As Eamonn Fingleton shows in this devastating book, the culmination of twenty years of research and study, instead of America changing China—i.e., making China more democratic—China is changing America. While the Chinese people's rising affluence is, of course, an occasion for wholehearted rejoicing, Uncle Sam should give the Chinese power system a wide berth—lest he catch his coattails in the jaws of a dragon.
Trade and Democracy
Why opening U.S. markets may change America, not China.
Come here for
- The case against market access as a route to democracy in Beijing
- An argument about China’s influence on America
Expect
- A warning about the Chinese power system
- A challenge to popular wisdom about trade and democracy
Where it sits
| Trade & Tariffs | 37% |
|---|---|
| Chinese History | 33% |
| Globalization | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Trade & Tariffs
- Asian Politics
- Authors
- Eamonn Fingleton
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- July 21, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- U.S.–China relations · China's influence on America · Trade and democracy
- Reading lane
- Trade & Tariffs