Struggling Giant

Kerry Brown is Associate Fellow at Chatham House, and Director of Strategic China Ltd.Jonathan Fenby is a British journalist. He has worked for numerous distinguished publications, including ‘The Observer’, ‘Reuters’, ‘The Economist’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘South China Morning Post’.

'Kerry Brown's long association with his subject as a scholar, diplomat and businessman allow him to make confident, authentic judgements on many of the key China questions.' - James Kynge, author of 'China Shakes the World' 'Offers a broad and challenging view of China, past and present and - venturing where many scholars fear to tread - of it's likely future too.' - John Gittings, author of 'The Changing Face of China' 'A witty and original book by someone who knows every aspect of China. Everyone will find this a refreshing read.' - Jasper Becker, author of 'Hungry Ghosts'

• Foreword by Jonathan Fenby; Introduction; China and the Two Paths; What Do We Mean When We Say China?; A Mao for All Seasons: The Master on Contradictions in the Twenty-First Century; The History Game; The Dark Side of the New PRC; Getting Used to Understanding Modern Chinese Doublespeak; How to Win Friends and Influence People in the PRC; The Kindness of Strangers: ‘Outsiders’ and Being Chinese; The Chinese Economy; Chinese Characters; Conclusions: Many Chinas, Many Truths; A Polemical Bibliography; Index