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    China's Asian Dream: Empire Building along the New Silk Road

    By Tom Miller

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    •  ‘China’s Asian Dream,’ a signature slogan of President Xi Jinping, has drawn worldwide attention and is commonly viewed as a nationalist doctrine  that is likely to hold perilous implications for international security in the future.
    • First book to question China’s growing influence over its land borders, from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, to Mongolia, Kazakhstan, India, Myanmar and more.
    • Considers the dangers and opportunities which China’s Asian neighbours face in responding to its growing ambitions, and a candid exploration also, of the unprecedented relationship forming between the two longtime foes, China and Russia
    • On-the-ground reportage from across Asia by a seasoned Asia analyst and journalist who writes in a clear, accessible style for a broad general audience
    • Reviews and extracts in the Guardian, FT, Observer, Independent, Times, Daily Telegraph, Spectator, Economist, Prospect, New Statesman, World Today
    • Author interviews on BBC Newsnight, Channel 4, BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Monocle 24 radio
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZed Books
    Release dateFeb 1, 2017
    ISBN9781783609260
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    China's Asian Dream: Empire Building along the New Silk Road
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    Tom Miller

    Tom Miller grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He graduated from Harvard University and went on to earn an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and an MD from the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Philosopher’s Flight and The Philosopher’s War. He works as an emergency room doctor.

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