China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower

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In 2010, Chongqing had 500,000 cameras, Beijing and Shanghai had over 1 million, and London had 7,000

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The question remains whether Xi and his minions can manage the complexities of a modern economy while continuing to command the means of production, financing and resources that make it run. Reading this book makes me think the answer is a strong no. That begs the question, what happens to China's economy when the bills come due, and what ripples does that cause for the larger world economy? You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side.

There are a number of problems with a tag line like “the most powerful man in the world,” the subtitle of this biography of Xi Jinping by German journalists Stefan Aust and Adrian Geiges, its publication shrewdly timed for the imminent confirmation of its subject’s third term in office, expected at next month’s party congress. For one thing, it begs more questions than it answers; it invites comparisons that can be deceptive, and it takes the display of power at face value. The reader would be wise to approach such claims with a degree of caution. But if upon completing chapter 8 readers get the idea that in the coming years the Chinese economy and political system face collapse after teetering on the brink of irremediable crisis, they are in for a rude awakening. A close reading of chapter 9 and the first section of chapter 10 prompts us to study the relevant comparisons worldwide. For example, we might want to study the early signs of a possible degradation of some of the core institutions of United States democracy and that country’s declining economic vitality (accelerating indebtedness, for example to China). From internationally renowned historian Frank Dikötter, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, a myth­-shattering history of China from the death of Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping. A special thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing and Author Frank Dikotter for my ARC of “China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower” for an unbiased, honest review. PRAISE FOR THE PEOPLE'S TRILOGY: Together, these three books constitute a major contribution to scholarship on modern China, one that is unequalled, certainly in the English language

China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower: Frank Dikötter

The content was excellent. Interesting, clear, and engaging= 4.5 stars. The author was knowledgeable and wrote clearly for a general but interested audience. Xi Jinping inspects a guard of honour in Moscow, June 2019. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images The book became riveting in recounting the events leading up to the massacre at Tiananmen Square; there were uprisings in other cities as well. All were ruthlessly suppressed. A blow-by-blow account … An important corrective to the conventional view of China's rise.”-- Financial Times

Another significant event is the Internet boom in the late 1990s. Not only it gave birth to some prominent private companies such as Sina and Baidu, but also it changed the social lives of everybody in China. Through online news, blogs, and microblogs, ordinary Chinese people follow world events, share their life stories, and participate in social movements. The thriving of the Internet is accompanied by ever-increasing Government regulation and censorship. The cat-and-mouse game between censorship and evasion profoundly shaped the Chinese online culture and the relationship between the Government and the mass.