An insightful look at the future of China's relations with the West and the United States For anyone who wants to better understand China and its economic and political relations to the West, On Equal Terms offers front-row insight. Exploring China's state-capitalist economic model and the unique qualities and ideals of Chinese culture that can make difficult for Westerners to understand its approach to business interactions, the book looks to the future, explaining how China and the United States can cooperate to solve some of the world's major problems.
Covering the extraordinary changes taking place in China and China's relationship with America and the West over ten powerful chapters, the book looks at China's state-capitalist model of governance, how history affects her behavior in foreign policy, how China is emerging as an economic world power, that products are not made but assembled in China, that China is not one big market but many markets, and much more.
- Provides an inside view on the future of China and America from an expert with personal experience on both sides of the story
- Explains the sometimes mysterious worlds of "Guanxi" and "Mianzi"—the notions of giving, saving, and preserving "face" in business and cultural relationships that many Westerners struggle to understand
- A truly up-to-date resource that gives reader's the most recent information about Chinese-American relations
China and America need to cooperate in order to solve the major problems of the world, and On Equal Terms gives readers the information they need to improve their business and professional relationships in China.
Table of Contents:
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: An East-West Journey 1
1 The Hybrid Machine 17
Governance with Chinese characteristics
2 Guns and Roses 31
Expect a roller-coaster ride
3 The Chinese Piggy Bank 45
The global shift in economic relations
4 Not Made in China 61
Why the U.S. trade deficit with China is not what it seems
5 Land of Many Markets 71
"The mountains are high and the emperor is far away"
6 Guanxi and Mianzi 87
Still important despite legal reform
7 Soft Power 97
Winning hearts and minds
8 Climbing the Technology Ladder 115
From "Assembled in China" to "Innovated in China"
9 Winds of Change 133
China's drive for alternative energy is gaining worldwide attention and respect
10 The Dream Team 145
China and America must put politics aside and work together for the benefit of the planet and for future generations
Afterword 159
Appendix A: China's Current Leadership 163
Appendix B: China-U.S. Joint Statement 165
Glossary 179
Notes 185
Index 191
