The Emperor's New Road : China and the Project of the Century

A prominent authority on China’s Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing’s project of the century “A reality check on Beijing’s global infrastructure project.”—Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post "For all the hype and hand-wringing over how the [Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese century, Hillman’s engaging mix of high-level analysis and fieldwork in more than a dozen countries paints a much more nuanced picture."—Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping’s flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on a journey to China’s projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing. Chinas Belt and Road Initiative is the worlds most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinpings flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on a journey to Chinas projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing. A reality check on Beijings global infrastructure project.Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post "For all the hype and hand-wringing over how the [Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese century, Hillmans engaging mix of high-level analysis and fieldwork in more than a dozen countries paints a much more nuanced picture."Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy A prominent authority on China's Belt and Road Initiativereveals the global risks lurking within Beijing's project of thecentury China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world'smost ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry outPresident Xi Jinping's flagship foreign-policy effort, Chinapromises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports,railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections.The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and hasexpanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijingsays that it is promoting global development, but Washington warnsthat it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on ajourney to China's projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, JonathanE. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As Chinapushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it isrepeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it,Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world andplace itself at the center of everything. But Xi may beoverreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping's flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on a journey to China's projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing. --From publisher description "China's Belt and Road Initiative is the world's most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping's flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on a journey to China's projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing" -- Amazon.com