China and the West: Hope and Fear in the Age of Asia
Author: Fokke Obbema.
Obbema, Fokke. 2015. China and the West: Hope and Fear in the Age of Asia. London : New York: I.B.Tauris.
China sees its relations with the West as absolutely crucial to its future. This wider relationship, between the new world and the old, is changing the global political and economic landscape. But can Europe and China overcome their cultural and political differences to develop a relationship of trust? Here, experienced journalist Fokke Obbema travels through Europe and china and speaks with dozens of entrepreneurs, students, experts and politicians. He shows how mutual relations are affected by a feeling of superiority on both sides and sheds light on the thousands of interactions between people in finance, politics, economics and education. Above all he shows how a fear of China has permeated the discourse in the West, and that we should instead take a balanced view of the future of China relations and even be excited by the change that is coming.Published: October 25, 2015Typ: bookISBN: 978-1-78453-384-7