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Dragon Unravelled - A New Perspective of China (Hardcover)
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Dragon Unravelled - A New Perspective of China (Hardcover)
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This book, generalist in approach, is primarily meant to give the
reader a holistic and balanced view of China. Till recently, China
has been an enigma for most, especially Indians, because of the
1962 India-China was and consequent unhappy relations between the
two neighbouring countries. China's 'bamboo curtain', its
background of exclusiveness and insularity had compounded the
problem. Interest in China has grown exponentially because of its
unparalleled economic growth challenging classical economics and
its emergence as the second largest economy on the strength of FDI
generated exports. Its current status as the virtual manufacturing
capital of the world and as the main fund provider to the richest
country has intensified the interest. China's superb performances
in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the recent 2010 Asian Games have
unequivocally announced its emergence as a sports power. The
cultural extravaganza put for their opening and closing ceremonies
provided glimpses of its glorious past and cultural power. It has
been investing heavily in Africa and some countries in South East
Asia and Europe. Recent surveys in US show that its image ahs been
improving even in countries traditionally unfriendly. The
increasing emphasis on its traditional culture, involvement in UN
and its peace keeping operations and improved image in many western
countries show a rise in its soft power. The ongoing rapid
modernization of its military and strong economy demonstrate its
hard power. Most CEOs of multinational businesses expect China to
continue as the leading edge of the recovery from recession. But,
there are many issues concerning human rights on which the
democratic world is critical. As India, now about 10-15 years
behind China in terms of economic development, is estimated, in a
few years' time, to overtake China in respect of growth of GDP and
as there are may lessons Indian can learn in an emerging scene of
'cooperation and competition' between the two, it is interesting to
study the emerging Chinese scenario. Basically, the author has
given the facts, figures, studies and analyses, both positive and
negative, leaving the reader to make his own value judgments, as
Prof. (Dr.) M.G.S. Narayanan points out in his Foreword.
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