Used book – China, the Splendors and Miseries of Growth, Serge Bésanger

China is, more than ever, a land of contrasts. Long subjugated, it is on the verge of becoming the world's leading power and is working tirelessly towards that goal. The overall wealth of the Chinese continues to grow - the country is producing millionaires (sometimes accidental) at a sustained pace - but it remains very unevenly distributed. What will become of the eight hundred million rural inhabitants who make do with four bowls of noodles a day? While they have gained economic and personal freedom, the Chinese, unfortunately, have not yet progressed in terms of public freedom. While they are currently financing our deficit, Chinese banks are said to have a staggering $911 billion in bad debts! And what about the impact of the country's activities on the environment? It seems that in this regard, China has understood that solutions must be found quickly. For instance, the Chinese electronics firm Lenovo moved, in three years, from last to first place in Greenpeace's ranking of electronic equipment manufacturers based on their ecological performance. Will China be old before it is rich, or will it succeed in time in making the necessary shift to achieve the rank of a leading world power? The author proposes to guide you from one extreme to the other, to give you the keys to better understand this unique country, with its enviable growth and yet so often criticized. He invites you to share his reflections on the economic, political, and strategic components of contemporary China, without ever being tiresome, interspersing his analysis with portraits, anecdotes, and personal stories.

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