{"product_id":"china-unbound","title":"China Unbound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the world''s second-largest economy, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China''s propulsive rise, from the political aspects of the multi-billion-dollar \"New Silk Road\" global investment project to a growing sway on foreign countries and multilateral institutions through \"United Front\" efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor too long, Western societies have mishandled or simply ignored Beijing''s actions out of narrow self-interest. Decades of willful misinterpretation have over time become complicity in the toxic diplomacy, human rights abuses and foreign interference seen from China today, Chiu argues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging chapters transport readers to a frozen lake in Russia, protests in Hong Kong, underground churches in Beijing, and exile Uyghur communities in Turkey, exposing Beijing''s high-tech surveillance and aggressive measures resulting in human rights violations against those who challenge its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new world disorder documented in \u003cem\u003eChina Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e lays out the disturbing implications for global stability, prosperity, and civil rights everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314227683710,"sku":"NW9781787386440","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781787386440.jpg?v=1778593854","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/china-unbound","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}