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No Limits: The Inside Story of China's War with the West
A Financial Times Best Politics Book of 2022
The gripping story of a turning point in global affairs, as politicians belatedly awaken to serious systemic threats
This is the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. "No Limits" explains how many of the Western politicians, thinkers and business leaders closest to Beijing have become its sharpest opponents; how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated this collective rethink; and why 5G represented the first test case as to whether China may win the battle for the future.
Noted China expert Andrew Small offers a kaleidoscopic picture of a rivalry ranging far beyond 'great power' politics. He traces US efforts to recast relations with old allies, as Washington realises that it cannot confront China alone, charting Europe's growing role in the technological and economic contest, and Beijing's attempts to build a coalition of its own, from Moscow to Taliban-run Kabul.
The result is an engaging, lucid and even-handed account of the defining geopolitical issue of our age.
The gripping story of a turning point in global affairs, as politicians belatedly awaken to serious systemic threats
This is the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. "No Limits" explains how many of the Western politicians, thinkers and business leaders closest to Beijing have become its sharpest opponents; how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated this collective rethink; and why 5G represented the first test case as to whether China may win the battle for the future.
Noted China expert Andrew Small offers a kaleidoscopic picture of a rivalry ranging far beyond 'great power' politics. He traces US efforts to recast relations with old allies, as Washington realises that it cannot confront China alone, charting Europe's growing role in the technological and economic contest, and Beijing's attempts to build a coalition of its own, from Moscow to Taliban-run Kabul.
The result is an engaging, lucid and even-handed account of the defining geopolitical issue of our age.
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288 pages, Hardcover
Published November 15, 2022
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January 7, 2023
This was a pretty interesting book and written plainly for laymen. It was easy to digest and understand. Andrew Small has hands-on experience with China which helps with perspective.
The book explained the recent history of China's relations with other nations economically and politically, from its cooperation with the West to its more aggressive approach in recent years. It covered various points of view from the EU to the United States to Pakistan, Russia & China, and their political and economic relations with each other, including the evolution of those relations over time.
I would recommend this book for a layman looking to understand the economic and political relations that have developed between China and other nations, alliances, and pacts and how they've changed over time. Probably not for the better, either.
The book explained the recent history of China's relations with other nations economically and politically, from its cooperation with the West to its more aggressive approach in recent years. It covered various points of view from the EU to the United States to Pakistan, Russia & China, and their political and economic relations with each other, including the evolution of those relations over time.
I would recommend this book for a layman looking to understand the economic and political relations that have developed between China and other nations, alliances, and pacts and how they've changed over time. Probably not for the better, either.
September 15, 2023
Slow but informative read
Good information on current and historical events. The books reads somewhat slow but is worth reading for a good overview for current geopolitical information.
Good information on current and historical events. The books reads somewhat slow but is worth reading for a good overview for current geopolitical information.
January 28, 2024
While semi- interesting, I found the book to be a mish mosh of anecdotes and thoughts without a real thesis or coherent theme, except perhaps a feeling of disillusionment among those who bought into the early 2000s notion of a China in “intellectual ferment.”
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