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The China Fantasy |
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| Book: Hardcover | 5.51 x 8.26in | 144 pages | ISBN 9780670038251 | 15 Feb 2007 | Viking Adult | 18 - AND UP |
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From The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Vulcans, an exploration of Chinese authoritarianism and Western capitalism
In The China Fantasy, bestselling author James Mann examines the evolution of American policy toward China and asks, Does it make sense? What are our ideas and hidden assumptions about China? In this vigorous look at China’s political evolution and its future, Mann explores two scenarios popular among the policy elite. The Soothing Scenario contends that the successful spread of capitalism will gradually bring about a development of democratic institutions, free elections, independent judiciary, and a progressive human rights policy. In the Upheaval Scenario, the contradictions in Chinese society between rich and poor, between cities and the countryside, and between the openness of the economy and the unyielding Leninist system will eventually lead to a revolution, chaos, or collapse. Against this backdrop, Mann poses a third scenario and asks, What will happen if Chinese capitalism continues to evolve and expand but the government fails to liberalize? What then and why should this third scenario matter to Americans? Mann explores this alternate possibility and—in this must-read book for anyone interested in international politics—offers a startling vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact for decades to come.
The China Fantasy
Introduction: Euphemizing China
Chapter One: The Third Scenario
Chapter Two: The Lexicon of Dismissal
Chapter Three: The Starbucks Fallacy
Chapter Four: The P-Factor
Chapter Five: Let The Games Begin
Conclusion: Who's Integrating Who?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
“If Americans revered veteran China correspondents the way Chinese communists revere their founding revolutionaries, former Los Angeles Times bureau chief Jim Mann would justly be hailed as an ‘immortal.’”
—Clay Chandler, editor, Fortune Asia
“Mr. Mann has perfectly described the blend of hope and cynicism that currently underpins American policy toward China.”
—Gordon S. Chang, The New York Sun
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