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Beardson, Timothy.
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China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
China -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Beardson, Timothy.
China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
China -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Stumbling
giant
: the
threats
to
China
's
future
/ Timothy Beardson.
by
Beardson, Timothy.
Yale University Press, [2013]
Call #:
330.951 B368s
Subjects
China
-- Economic conditions -- 2000-
China
-- Politics and government -- 21st century.
China
-- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9780300165425 (hc.)
0300165420 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Threats
to
China
's
future
Description:
x, 517 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-493) and index.
Summary:
While dozens of recent books and articles have predicted the near-certainty of
China
's rise to global supremacy, this book boldly counters such widely-held assumptions. Timothy Beardson brings to light the daunting array of challenges that today confront
China
, as well as the inadequacy of leadership's responses.
Threats
to
China
come from many fronts, Beardson shows, and by their number and sheer weight these problems will thwart the nation'
s
ambition to take over as the world'
s
"Number 1 power". Drawing on extensive research and experience living and working in Asia over the last 35 years, the author spells out the details of
China
's situation: an inexorable demographic
future
of remorseless aging, extreme gender disparity, a shrinking labour force, and even a falling population. Also, the nation faces social instability, a devastated environment, a low-tech economy with inadequate innovation, the absence of an effective welfare safety net, an ossified governance structure, and radical Islam lurking at the borders. Beardson's nuanced, first-hand look at
China
acknowledges its historic achievements while tempering predictions of its imminent hegemony with a no-nonsense dose of reality.
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