Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future

China is wiring the world, and America and its allies must take daring risks in uncertain political terrain to prevent China from reshaping global flows of data and developing an unrivalled understanding of market movements. Jonathan Hillman's book "The Digital Footprint of China" explores the dangers of a world in which all routers lead to Beijing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 14 October 2021
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

China's vast infrastructure projects now span from the ocean floor to outer space, connecting Africa's megacities to rural America. With its ambitious wiring efforts, China is reshaping the global order, creating a new digital landscape. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice, but the battle for tomorrow demands bold risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will dominate global data flows, gaining unparalleled insights into market movements, foreign competitors' deliberations, and the lives of countless individuals entangled in its systems. In this critical contest, democracies cannot afford to lose. Jonathan Hillman takes readers on a global tour of these emerging battlefields, unveiling China's digital footprint and exploring the dangers of a world where all routers lead to Beijing.

China's infrastructure projects have expanded beyond the ocean floor and into outer space, connecting Africa's megacities to rural America. Through its ambitious wiring efforts, China is reshaping the global order, creating a new digital landscape. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice, but the battle for tomorrow demands bold risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will dominate global data flows, gaining unparalleled insights into market movements, foreign competitors' deliberations, and the lives of countless individuals entangled in its systems. In this critical contest, democracies cannot afford to lose. Jonathan Hillman takes readers on a global tour of these emerging battlefields, unveiling China's digital footprint and exploring the dangers of a world where all routers lead to Beijing.

Weight: 578g
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788166850
Edition number: Main