When China Rules the World

The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order

De: Martin Jacques

Narrado por: Scott Peterson

According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027 and will ascend to the position of world economic leader by 2050. But the full repercussions of China's ascendancy - for itself and the rest of the globe - have been surprisingly little explained or understood.

In this far-reaching and original investigation, Martin Jacques offers provocative answers to some of the most pressing questions about China's growing place on the world stage. Martin Jacques reveals, by elaborating on three historical truths, how China will seek to shape the world in its own image. The Chinese have a rich and long history as a civilization-state. Under the tributary system, outlying states paid tribute to the Middle Kingdom. Ninety-four percent of the population still believes they are one race - "Han Chinese." The strong sense of superiority rooted in China's history promises to resurface in 21st century China and in the process strengthen and further unify the country.

A culturally self-confident Asian giant with a billion-plus population, China will likely resist globalization as we know it. This exceptionalism will have powerful ramifications for the rest of the world and the United States in particular. As China is already emerging as the new center of the East Asian economy, the mantle of economic and, therefore, cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass from Manhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai. It is the American relationship with and attitude toward China, Jacques argues, that will determine whether the 21st century will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension, instability, and danger.

When China Rules the World is the first book to fully conceive of and explain the upheaval that China's ascendance will cause and the realigned global power structure it will create.

©2009 Martin Jacques (P)2009 Gildan Media Corp

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A convincing economic, political and cultural analysis of waning Western dominance and the rise of China and a new paradigm of modernity. Jacques takes the pulse of the nation poised to become, by virtue of its scale and staggering rate of growth, the biggest market in the world...As comprehensive as it is compelling, this brilliant audiobook is crucial listening for anyone interested in understanding where the we are and where we are going." ( Publishers Weekly)

Historical review was great! But does not show 2nd (evil) face of China, or glosses over it.

Historical review was great! Give it a 70% out of 100 overall for its content. But the book does not show second (evil) face of China, one smiles at you and allows you to teach them, banking, engineering, investing, etc,… giving them millions/Billions of dollars and assistance to them! At the same time they are pushing drugs to your people, internet discord, providing weapons to your enemies... They take advantage of any nation they can, resources, government…and no concern for green house emissions ... This second face should have been exposed more which would better show what the future might be like with China leading it. I don’t know if it is intentional by the author or lack of understanding but author paints USA in a negative light and China in a positive light too often. I wish he would have stayed more to all facts and not gloss over import information that the reader should beware of when reading such a book. Well worth reading but know it’s not the whole picture and China is painted in a more positive light than it actual is.

Comprehensive and Gracefully Written

Martin Jacques manages to make a scholarly work not just readable but thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended as an introduction to modern China.

CHINA

Even though Martin Jacques’ book, When China Rules the World, has some interesting details, it fails to convince one that China will rule the world. The provocative title drives the bus but it does not reach its destination. His overview of the geo-political and Realpolitik relationships of the east and west are enlightening. But, world control is a myth that causes war and destroys “the best and brightest” of cultures that believe in it.

Never the less, what is happening in China is remarkable. China’s transition from Maoist communism to capitalist communism is like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly; i.e. China has wings but it still lives in a world constrained by its environment.

Jacques’ book exposes some of the cultural biases of China that are not widely known. His suggestion that discrimination is as prevalent in China as it is in the United States is reprehensible and disgustingly familiar. Globalization is real; however, human nature is immutable. All mankind travels on the same space ship, earth. At the very least, China is proving that our environment is fragile and natural resources are finite.

Find another narrator, please!

The narrators, voice, accent, rhythm, and miss pronunciations of words was quite irritating. I often wanted to turn them off or switch to another narrator. The book was well written and had a lot of great information theories history etc. I enjoyed the
book but not the narration.

Excellent, Even Handed

I doubt I could be as even handed as this book. It really made me stop to consider the inevitability of China's rise to the top and how our acceptance of this or not will well determine our fate as Americans. Falling to second is never pleasant but it will happen and sooner than we think.

Will it be a soft landing or hard fall? Depends on whether can accept what is going to happen with grace.

Painful but very, very well expressed. I highly recommend this book.