China's Asian dream : empire building along the new Silk Road /
Miller, Tom
China's Asian dream : empire building along the new Silk Road / Tom Miller - London : Zed Books Ltd, 2017 - xii, 292 Seiten 22 cm
SIP1712 Includes bibliographical references and index
"China", Napoleon once remarked, "is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world." In 2014, President Xi Jinping declared the lion had awakened. Under his leadership, China is pursuing a dream to restore its historical position as the dominant power in Asia. From the Mekong River Basin to the Central Asian Steppe, China is flexing its economic muscles for strategic ends. By setting up new regional financial institutions, Beijing is challenging the post-World War II order established under the watchful eye of Washington. And by funding and building roads, railways, ports and power lines - a New Silk Road across Eurasia and through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean - China aims to draw its neighbours ever tighter into its embrace. Combining a geopoliticial overview with on-the-ground reportage from a dozen countries, China's Asian Dream offers a fresh perspective on the rise of China and what it means for the future of Asia. - From back cover
1783609230 1783609249 9781783609239 (paperback) 9781783609246
China--economic conditions--economic policy--regional security--history--Asia--South Asia--Central Asia
One Belt and One Road Initiative
China's Asian dream : empire building along the new Silk Road / Tom Miller - London : Zed Books Ltd, 2017 - xii, 292 Seiten 22 cm
SIP1712 Includes bibliographical references and index
"China", Napoleon once remarked, "is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world." In 2014, President Xi Jinping declared the lion had awakened. Under his leadership, China is pursuing a dream to restore its historical position as the dominant power in Asia. From the Mekong River Basin to the Central Asian Steppe, China is flexing its economic muscles for strategic ends. By setting up new regional financial institutions, Beijing is challenging the post-World War II order established under the watchful eye of Washington. And by funding and building roads, railways, ports and power lines - a New Silk Road across Eurasia and through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean - China aims to draw its neighbours ever tighter into its embrace. Combining a geopoliticial overview with on-the-ground reportage from a dozen countries, China's Asian Dream offers a fresh perspective on the rise of China and what it means for the future of Asia. - From back cover
1783609230 1783609249 9781783609239 (paperback) 9781783609246
China--economic conditions--economic policy--regional security--history--Asia--South Asia--Central Asia
One Belt and One Road Initiative