The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670038253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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S. Yu said Trying to change the mainstream paradigm on China. At first glance, "China Fantasy" by James Mann is just another line of a lengthy string of books since the mid-1990s ("China Dream; Coming Collapse of China; Coming Conflict with China"; etc etc) expressing Western concern about where the rapid changes in China are leading it. However, the strength of The China Fantasy is that it breaks with mainstream trad. E. W. Lewis said Well crafted and considered. The premise of this rather long essay has been presented before. However, the author does a good job in illustrating the influence of small interest groups on the policy of the United States. Perhaps low cost goods from China have increased the standard of living of US citizens. In the short term this may be true; however, in the longterm it is unlikely. Sh. Concise Analysis of China's Future Direction Mbaseball Author James Mann served as Bureau Chief for the LA Times in Beijing, China from 1984-87. With the China Olympics coming, this book is a timely, concise (112 pages), anlaysis of why we should beware the myth that commerce will eventually lead to political change and democracy in China from one who has lived there. Mann (The Rise of the Vulcans) has hit anot
James Mann is author in residence at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and the author of Rise of the Vulcans, About Face, and Beijing Jeep. . He was previously the Los Angles Times Beijing bureau chief
Mann has perfectly described the blend of hope and cynicism that currently underpins American policy toward China.” —Gordon S. Chang, The New York Sun. “If Americans revered veteran China correspondents the way Chinese communists revere their founding revolutionaries, former Los Angeles Times bureau chief Jim Mann would justly be hailed as an ‘immortal.’” —Clay Chandler, editor, Fortune Asia “Mr
The Soothing Scenario contends that the successful spread of capitalism will gradually bring about a development of democratic institutions, free elections, independent judiciary, and a progressive human rights policy. From The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Vulcans, an exploration of Chinese authoritarianism and Western capitalism In The China Fantasy, bestselling author James Mann examines the evolution of American policy toward China and asks, Does it make sense? What are our ideas and hidden assumptions about China? In this vigorous look at China’s political evolution and its future, Mann explores two scenarios popular among the policy elite. Against this backdrop, Mann poses a third scenario and asks, What will happen if Chinese capitalism continues to evolve and expand but the government fails to liberalize? What then and why should this third scenario matter to Americans? Mann explores this alternate possibility and—in this must-read book for anyone interested in international politics—offers a startling vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact for decades to come.. In the Upheaval Scenario, the contradictions in Chinese society between rich and poor, between cities and the countryside, and between the openness of the economy