China Fragile Superpower

Name: China Fragile Superpower
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ISBN: 9780195373196

ISBN-10: 0195373197

ISBN-13: 9780195373196

Edition: 2008

Authors: Susan L. Shirk

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Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones, laptop computers, and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: Fragile Superpower, Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth, but in the deep insecurity of its leaders. China's leaders face a troubling paradox: the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel. Shirk, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for China, knows many of today's Chinese rulers personally and has…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Strong Abroad but Fragile at Home



China's Economic Miracle



Domestic Threats



The Echo Chamber of Nationalism: Media and the Internet



The Responsible Power



Japan: "When the Chinese People Get Angry, the Result Is Always Big Trouble"



Taiwan: "A Question of Regime Survival"



The United States: "External Troubles Can Become Internal Troubles"



China's Weakness, America's Danger


Appendix: Chinese and Japanese Periodicals


Notes


Index