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An economic and military superpower with twenty percent of the worlds population China has the wherewithal to transform the international system Xi Jinpings bold calls for China to lead in the reform of the global governance system suggest that he has just such an ambition But how does he plan to realize it And what does it mean for the rest of the world
In this compelling book Elizabeth Economy reveals Chinas ambitious new strategy to reclaim the countrys past glory and reshape the geostrategic landscape in dramatic new ways Xis vision is one of Chinese centrality on the global stage in which the mainland has realized its sovereignty claims over Hong Kong Taiwan and the South China Sea deepened its global political economic and security reach through its grandscale Belt and Road Initiative and used its leadership in the United Nations and other institutions to align international norms and values particularly around human rights with those of China It is a world radically different from that of today The international community needs to understand and respond to the great risks as well as the potential opportunities of a world rebuilt by China
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