AcriticallookathowtheworldisrespondingtoChina’srise,andwhatthismeansforAmericaandtheworld.Chinaisadvancingitsowninterestswithincreasingaggression.FromitsBeltandRoadInitiativelinkingAsiaandEurope,toits“MadeinChina2025“strategytodominatehigh-techindustries,toitssignificanteconomicreachintoAfricaandLatinAmerica,theregimeisrapidlyexpandingitsinfluencearoundtheglobe.ManyfearthatChina’seconomicclout,techinnovations,andmilitarypowerwillallowittoremaketheworldinitsownauthoritarianimage.Butdespiteallthesestrengths,afuturewithChinainchargeisfarfromcertain.Richandpoor,bigandsmall,countriesaroundtheworldarerecognizingthatengagingChinaproducesnewstrategicvulnerabilitiestotheirindependenceandcompetitiveness.HowChinaLosestellsthestoryofChina’sstrugglestoovercomenewrisksandenduretheglobalbacklashagainstitsassertivereach.Combiningon-the-groundreportagewithincisiveanalysis,LukePateyarguesthatChina’spredatoryeconomicagenda,headstrongdiplomacy,andmilitaryexpansionundermineitsglobalambitionstodominatetheglobaleconomyandworldaffairs.IntravelstoAfrica,LatinAmerica,EastAsiaandEurope,hisencounterswithactivists,businessmanagers,diplomats,andthinkersrevealthechallengesthreateningtogroundChina’srisingpower.AtatimewhenviewsarefixatedonthestrategiccompetitionbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,Patey’sworkshowshowtherestoftheworldwillshapethetwenty-firstcenturyinpushingbackagainstChina’soverreachanddomineeringbehavior.EvenbeforetheCOVID-19pandemic,manycountriesbegantoconfronttheirpoliticaldifferencesandeconomicandsecuritychallengeswithChinaandrealizethediversityandpossibilityforcooperationintheworldtoday.
