{"product_id":"the-emperors-new-road-jonathan-e-hillman-9780300244588","title":"The Emperor's New Road: China and the Project of the Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prominent authority on China's Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing's project of the century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A reality check on Beijing's global infrastructure project.\"--Peter Neville-Hadley, \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For all the hype and hand-wringing over how the  Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese century, Hillman's engaging mix of high-level analysis and fieldwork in more than a dozen countries paints a much more nuanced picture.\"--Keith Johnson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping's flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking readers on a journey to China's projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan E. Hillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300244584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300244588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021","brand":"Jonathan E. Hillman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057816400127,"sku":"9780300244588","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_955f441d-1030-4c5b-b54e-e1b8900809d9.jpg?v=1685049033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-emperors-new-road-jonathan-e-hillman-9780300244588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}