{"product_id":"beijing-rules-chinas-quest-for-global-influence-9781529367799","title":"Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eBethany Allen, an internationally recognized investigator into China's covert power, reveals in \"Beijing Rules\" the arsenal of strategies China has used to exploit Western weakness and position itself as leader in the game of nations. This includes tying market access to political acquiescence, punitive tariffs, online disinformation operations, use of private companies to spy on global users, leveraging vaccines for geopolitical gain, and the crushing of democracy in Hong Kong. Allen shows how Western institutions have bowed to and even enabled Beijing's coercion, and warns that this shift in the new world order poses a threat to freedoms we take for granted. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR  FINANCIAL TIMES  AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD  A  FINANCIAL TIMES  BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR     Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying,deception,censorship and repression . . . compelling     Daily Telegraph      A timely read . . . Chilling . . . Startling . . . A powerful case for more coordinated western intervention     Guardian      Brilliant  Irish Sunday Independent    The remarkable story   of China s two-decade quest for global dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several decades   China s ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep   portfolio of quiet coercion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories of the Chinese Communist Party s   authoritarian reach are breathtaking - the gagging of sports stars and huge   Western brands; Hollywood self-censorship; infrastructure deals in exchange   for political loyalty in multilateral organizations; and of course -   communications firms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these are just the most visible examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeijing   Rules  exposes   the armoury of strategies with which China has exploited Western weakness to   position itself as leader in the game of nations: tying market access to   political acquiescence; punitive tariffs; online disinformation operations;   use of private companies to spy on global users; leveraging vaccines for   geopolitical gain; and the crushing of democracy in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these   weapons and dextrous manoeuvrings during the global pandemic,China   positioned itself to take its place at the apex of world powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethany Allen,an internationally recognized investigator into China s covert   power,shows Western institutions have bowed to and even enabled Beijing s coercion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we   come reeling out of a global pandemic and eyes are on a new war in Europe,  this revealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 548g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 164 x 242 x 32 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529367799\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bethany Allen","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44424718549242,"sku":"9781529367799","price":18.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1691159813428_book.jpg?v=1691171502","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/beijing-rules-chinas-quest-for-global-influence-9781529367799","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}