The Silk Road Trap
How China's Trade Ambitions Challenge Europe
$28.80
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2019
Summary
For almost two decades, China has claimed that its expanding economy benefits Europe, stimulating European growth, exports, and employment. But the reality is not so clear-cut. Whilst individual companies may have profited from China’s economic rise,unbalanced trade with China has actually cost Europe over 1.4 trillion euros in the last ten years as well as undermining its political influence. China’s monumental infrastructural project, the Belt And Road Initiative or New Silk Road as it has …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509534692 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1509534695 |
| Author: | Jonathan Holslag |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 137mm x 18mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘A smart and provocative analysis that deserves wide attention.’ Fran
‘A smart and provocative analysis that deserves wide attention.’François Godement, European Council on Foreign Relations
‘In this perceptive and pragmatic book, Jonathan Holslag awakens Europe to its romantic self-deception regarding China’s expansionist intentions and offensives. Europe must get realistic about China and this book may just be that wake-up call.’Karel de Gucht, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and former EU trade commissioner
‘A strong and thought-provoking argument about the implications of China’s rise for Europe.’Alan Beattie, Financial Times‘A powerful counterpoint to the increasingly complacent attitudes of European (and British) policymakers to a country that combines authoritarian politics with a state-directed economic system.’MoneyWeek‘Enlightening’FT Adviser‘The Silk Road Trap is a brief but well-argued study of the EU’s strategic concerns vis-à-vis the PRC.’Europe-Asia Studies
About The Author
Jonathan Holslag
JONATHAN HOLSLAG teaches international politics at the Free University Brussels. He has published extensively on China’s foreign policy strategy in Asia.
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