'Friends and Enemies' delivers a lucid and provocative history
of one of the world's largest and most successful political
organizations, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Grounding his
account in the origins of the CCP, Brown charts its early struggles
and the emergence of the leadership of Mao Zedong in the 1930s,
before unravelling the role of the Party during the Second World
War and the vicious internecine struggle that culminated in the
CCP's ascent to power in 1949.
The narrative tackles the successes and failures of the CCP in
the post-war era, analysing this chequered period with a close eye
to the internal machinations of the Party, and then boldly
considers the prospects of the CCP in the future. Brown produces a
forthright analysis of where the Party stands in the 21st century,
and assesses its three greatest challenges - energy, the
environment and the economy - before culminating in a discussion of
the potential for democratic reform and the risks the Party faces
while it attempts to become a modern party in charge of a globally
important economy.
'Friends and Enemies' is based on a combination of research and
Brown's own experiences as a business person and diplomat in China,
where he lived for seven years. It has also benefited from the
input of analysts of the Party from the UK and US, and from talks
with Party officials at senior and working level in China.
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