Beijing Rules

Allen has shown remarkable courage in writing this … A disturbing, insightful book about China’s hidden, multitiered war - and how the West can fight back – Kirkus ReviewsIf you want to understand how China has grown its influence around the world and why that matters, try Beijing Rules. Allen’s smart and deeply reported work poses important questions - and answers many of them too. A must-read! – Ravi Agrawal, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazineA revealing, timely, and necessary study of how China uses economic coercion to achieve its geopolitical ends - and how the US and other democracies can fight back – Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, and bestselling author of THE POWER OF CRISISAllen is one of the world’s most trusted experts on one of the world’s most consequential stories - China’s conversion of economic power to hard power. A saga you must understand, from a journalist who takes you there – Mike Allen, Politico co-founder and Axios co-founderExcellent … reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship and repression … compelling – 5 stars, Daily TelegraphA timely read … Chilling … Startling … A powerful case for more coordinated western intervention – GuardianA full picture of the myriad challenges confronting democratic governments in tackling China – The WireAn eye-opening chronicle of the multiple ways in which China’s Communist party seeks to exert its power abroad – Financial Times ‘Best Business Books of 2023’Allen’s page-turner shows how the CCP has taken its unrivalled success in imposing its power on the Chinese people at home and turned that towards the rest of the world. Allen details meticulously how the Party is stepping up its influence globally … For anyone interested in understanding this century-defining phenomenon, Allen’s book is a must read – Justin Bassi, executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy InstituteWritten with the clarity and authority that reflects Allen’s exceptional career producing scoop after scoop on China’s international activities, Beijing Rules is the one book on China you need to read this year – Joanna Chiu, author of CHINA UNBOUND

Bethany Allen is the China reporter at Axios. She previously worked as the lead reporter for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ China Cables project, and as a reporter and editor at Foreign Policy magazine. In 2020 she received the Robert D. G. Lewis Watchdog Award and was a finalist for the Batten Medal for Courage in Journalism. A fluent Mandarin speaker, she previously lived in China for four years. She now lives in Taiwan.