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China's Asian Dream: Empire Building along the New Silk Road
China's Asian Dream Empire Building along the New Silk Road Author:Tom Miller ?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 triumphantly declared that the lion had indeed awoken, and ?China?s Asian Dream? became his signature slogan. Under Xi, China has pursued an increasingly ambitious foreign policy with the aim of restori... more »ng its historical status as the dominant power in Asia. Journalist Tom Miller has been on the ground in Asia watching this unfold for over a decade and in China?s Asian Dream he offers an approachable, exciting, and in-depth look at China?s growth and ascendant power.
As Miller shows, from the Mekong Basin to the Central Asian steppe, the country is wooing its neighbors with promises of new roads, railways, dams, and power grids; Chinese trade and investment presents huge opportunities for these nations, and its ability to build much-needed infrastructure could assist in the development of some of the world?s poorest countries. Yet China?s rise also threatens to exploit its neighbors? vulnerability and make them wholly reliant on Chinese resources. In Vietnam and Myanmar, as Miller explains, resentment of Chinese encroachment has already incited anti-Chinese protests, and many countries in the region are seeking to counterbalance its influence by turning to the United States or Japan. Combining a concise overview of the situation with in-depth reportage, China?s Asian Dream offers a fresh perspective on one of the most important questions of our time: what does China?s rise mean for the future of Asia and the globe?