{"product_id":"the-fragility-of-china-9781641773911","title":"The Fragility of China","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDennis Unkovic asserts that China is, contrary to popular belief, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e poised to take over from the United States as the world's pre-eminent superpower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinese President Xi Jinping believes his country is destined to displace the United States as the world’s top military and economic power. Every policy that Xi has put forth since assuming power in 2013 has been carefully crafted with this end goal in mind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNearly four decades of meteoric economic growth have convinced many in the West that modern China is indeed an invincible regime, and that Xi’s grand plan will come to fruition. Closer examination reveals that China is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invulnerable, but in fact is far more fragile than it outwardly appears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Dennis Unkovic coins the term MaxTrends® to identify critical factors and developments that have the potential to derail Xi’s aggressive ambitions for China. These MaxTrends® include alarming demographic shifts, cracks in the global supply chain, an accelerating global arms race, and the Taiwan conundrum, all of which indicate that China’s strength may be more illusion than reality. Unkovic warns that the world’s democracies must take increasingly aggressive steps to exploit China’s vulnerabilities if they hope to blunt Xi’s ambitions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight now China and the United States find themselves competing in a tight race to the top. In today’s unprecedented arena of economic, military, and political challenges, the nation that acts more quickly and prudently will win.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dennis Unkovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48170267836667,"sku":"9781641773911","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c571978e-8983-4e12-98be-5fc66d47792d.jpg?v=1770639535","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-fragility-of-china-9781641773911","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}