Red Flags
Why Xi's China Is in Jeopardy
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Derek Perkins
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George Magnus
About this listen
Will China rule the world, or will its dream turn into a nightmare? George Magnus, the trusted economic commentator on China, provides a penetrating account of the threats to China's continued rise.
Over the past four decades, China's remarkable transformation has garnered admiration but also sparked concern. Magnus draws on his intimate knowledge of this dynamic nation to uncover the origins of its ascent and show why the economic traps it faces at home and the political challenges it faces abroad pose a serious threat to its continued rise.
President Xi, possibly now leader for life, is determined to realize the Chinese dream of rejuvenating the nation and consigning to history the "century of humiliation". But Magnus warns that the Middle Kingdom's future rests on the willingness of its leader to embrace reform and open up, a philosophy that is at odds with his actions to date.
Engagingly weaving together economics, politics, and history, Red Flags is an authoritative and lucid account of the troubled times that lie ahead for a nation whose economic fortunes are closely intertwined with our own.
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- Ken
- 25-10-21
Engaging and interesting
a very well written book which is definitely good to have on in the background when doing some administrative work and learn about the world. one of my favourite things to do
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- jw
- 18-05-23
Very interesting
An Excellent listen and easy to follow with explained concepts and I would thoroughly recommend.
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- without recourse
- 07-11-19
guess we'll see
it's informative, thought provoking and well written.
very accessible, doesn't spell doom but presents the challenges ahead
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- Miketawe
- 03-07-20
Good Book about the future of China
Recommended well researched and we'll written good narration on the audiobook. Exposes the red flags on China's rise to superpower.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-24
Informative
Factually correct, AFAICS, but there are too many unnecessary details for a book aimed at a general audience (e.g. names of people such as former heads of the National Bank of China etc.) Also, the author is a little too restrained in his tone when talking about such a totalitarian, anti-humanist state as the Communist PRC. But overall I think the book is good enough as an introduction to the subject.
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- Nicholas P.
- 04-05-19
Neo liberal globalist narrative
Interesting but marred by neo liberal globalist thinking and outlook - very conventional in this respect
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- Simon M.
- 28-09-23
Excellent analysis
George Magnus has written an absolute peach of a book here.
Superb analysis, complex macroeconomic concepts explained in easily digestible terms and a lovy delivery by Derek Perkins all combine to weave a very compelling narrative.
Magnus makes a very important point early on in the book, namely that China is facing a water crisis. All that flooding won’t help either, because the groundwater is so badly contaminated. There is another book here on what China’s next moves are - watch the Mekong and the Indus to see where the weaponisation happens.
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- Laurent Souer
- 31-10-21
Anti China nonsense
At first I was listening and thinking this guy doesn’t know what he is talking about; than he put nail in coffin when started talking about robots replacing all jobs and humans being low wage workers world over; this guy has no understanding of basic economics.
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