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Beijing Rules

China's Quest for Global Influence

Bethany Allen

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English
TWO ROADS
08 August 2023
LONGLISTED 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.

For several decades

China's ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep

portfolio of quiet coercion. Stories 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. But these are just the most visible examples.

Beijing

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. With these

weapons and dextrous manoeuvrings during the global pandemic, China

positioned itself to take its place at the apex of world powers.

Bethany Allen, an internationally recognized investigator into China's covert

power, shows Western institutions have bowed to and even enabled Beijing's coercion. As we

come reeling out of a global pandemic and eyes are on a new war in Europe,

this revealing analysis sounds the alarm about the most significant shift in

the new world order, and what we must do to prevent the loss of freedoms we

take for granted.

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Imprint:   TWO ROADS
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9781529367805
ISBN 10:   1529367808
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bethany Allen is the China reporter at Axios. She previously worked as the lead reporter for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' China Cables project, as a national security correspondent for the Daily Beast, and as a reporter and editor at Foreign Policy magazine. In 2020 she received the Robert D. G. Lewis Watchdog Award and was a finalist for the Batten Medal for Courage in Journalism. A fluent Mandarin speaker, she previously lived China for four years. She now lives in Taipei.

Reviews for Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence

Allen has shown remarkable courage in writing this . . . A disturbing, insightful book about China's hidden, multitiered war - and how the West can fight back -- Kirkus Reviews If you want to understand how China has grown its influence around the world and why that matters, try Beijing Rules. Allen's smart and deeply reported work poses important questions - and answers many of them too. A must-read! -- Ravi Agrawal, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine A revealing, timely, and necessary study of how China uses economic coercion to achieve its geopolitical ends - and how the US and other democracies can fight back -- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, and bestselling author of THE POWER OF CRISIS Allen is one of the world's most trusted experts on one of the world's most consequential stories - China's conversion of economic power to hard power. A saga you must understand, from a journalist who takes you there -- Mike Allen, Politico co-founder and Axios co-founder Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship and repression . . . compelling -- 5 stars, Daily Telegraph


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