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Whatever your opinion on China -- as a systemic competitor , strategic challenge or just plain old elephant in every room -- it is vital to understand what you are really dealing with. In this book, Kerry Brown does a marvellous job of demythologising China, depicting it convincingly as an opportunistic, exceptional, more limited power than is often believed, driven by self-interest . -- - Bill Emmott, Chair, Japan Society of the UK, and former editor-in-chief of The Economist

Whatever your opinion on China -- as a systemic competitor , strategic challenge or just plain old elephant in every room -- it is vital to understand what you are really dealing with. In this book, Kerry Brown does a marvellous job of demythologising China, depicting it convincingly as an opportunistic, exceptional, more limited power than is often believed, driven by self-interest . -- - Bill Emmott, Chair, Japan Society of the UK, and former editor-in-chief of The Economist Brown's book is a voice of sanity in a Western world that, on the matter of China, has, in recent times, taken leave of its senses. It urgently needs to regain them. And Brown's book is a good place to start. He dismisses much of what has recently passed for serious commentary on China as a step back into the darkness of prejudice. He is constantly interesting, always thoughtful, and refreshingly wise and knowing about China. He is also very readable. We can all learn much from this very important contribution to the debate on China. -- Martin Jacques, journalist and author of 'When China Rules the World' At a time when the China debate is characterized by heat rather than light, Kerry Brown gives a sober, highly accessible account of what Chinese power is - and is not. Powerful reading for all interested in geopolitics. -- Rana Mitter, Professor of Chinese History and Politics, Oxford University, UK

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Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London. Prior to that he was Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Sydney, and Head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House, London. With 30 years experience of life in China, he has worked in education, business and government, including a term as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing. He is author of over 20 books on contemporary China, including The World According to Xi: Everything You Need to Know About the New China (2018). He is currently working on a history of Britain’s relations with China since the 16th century.

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