TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Tom
TI  - China's Asian dream: empire building along the new Silk Road 
SN  - 1783609230
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Zed Books Ltd
KW  - China
KW  - economic conditions
KW  - economic policy
KW  - regional security
KW  - history
KW  - Asia
KW  - South Asia
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - One Belt and One Road Initiative
N1  - SIP1712; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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
ER  -