{"product_id":"china-unbound-a-new-world-disorder","title":"China Unbound: A New World Disorder, Joanna Chiu","description":"\u003cp\u003e*WINNER OF THE 2022 SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e’Gripping’ — THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An eye-opening global tour of the growing influence of the new superpower. A fascinating, illuminating book.’ — THE ECONOMIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Hong Kong to Russia to Australia, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles the human consequences of China’s dramatic moves to become the dominant power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the world’s second-largest economy, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China’s propulsive rise, from the political aspects of its multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to its growing sway over foreign countries and multilateral institutions through “United Front” efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor too long, Western societies have mishandled or simply ignored Beijing’s actions, out of narrow self-interest. Over time, Chiu argues, decades of willful misinterpretation have become harmful complicity in the toxic diplomacy, human rights abuses and foreign interference seen from China today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging chapters transport readers to a frozen lake in Russia, protests in Hong Kong, underground churches in Beijing, and exile Uyghur communities in Turkey, exposing Beijing’s high-tech surveillance and aggressive measures, which result in human rights violations against those who challenge its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new world disorder documented in China Unbound lays out its disturbing implications for global stability, prosperity, and civil rights everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gentle books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395542118537,"sku":"9781787386440","price":50.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/9289\/1785\/files\/9781787386440.jpg?v=1752465228","url":"https:\/\/thisisgentle.com\/products\/china-unbound-a-new-world-disorder","provider":"gentle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}