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China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future and the Challenge for America

A reported account of China's manufacturing rise and its effects on workers, trade, resources, social trust, and relations with the United States.

10 parts, about 21 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
James Kynge
Parts
10 parts
Reading time
about 21 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. Introduction: An Appetite Felt Abroad1 min
  2. Rags to Riches2 min
  3. The Future Is the Past (Except When It Isn't)2 min
  4. The Population Paradox2 min
  5. The Ties That Bind: China Goes to Europe2 min
  6. America Bought and Sold: Acquiring Technology for a Great Leap Forward2 min
  7. Not Enough to Go Around: Natural Resources and Environmental Catastrophe3 min
  8. The Collapse of Social Trust2 min
  9. Communism vs. Democracy2 min
  10. Can We Be Friends?3 min

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