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Light on new world order rising in the East
A new pamphlet outlines the positive impact China's economic and political ascendancy could have globally — and for Britain, says JENNY CLEGG
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China’s New Era and What It Means
by Kenny Coyle
(CPB, £2)
JUST over a decade ago, China and Britain were roughly equal in economic size, but today, barely noticed, the Asian nation has grown four times larger. In the next seven to 10 years, it will likely overtake the US.
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Understanding these developments is now an absolute imperative for the left globally. Yet still, in Britain, discussion about the world’s largest socialist state within the broader left remains minimal. China is seen as a divisive topic to be avoided. Suspicions, hostility, protectionist fears and insularity go unchallenged and negative views prevail, often scapegoating China for the world’s capitalist ills.
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