Title China and the Islamic world : how the new Silk Road is transforming global politics / Robert R. Bianchi

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 284 pages) Contents Cover; China and the Islamic World; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Quotations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 What Is New about the New Silk Road?; Chapter 2 Megaregions and Coevolution in World Politics; Chapter 3 Pakistan: Deep Democracy and Shallow Strategy; Chapter 4 Turkey: A Competing Partner; Chapter 5 Indonesia: Inherent Weakness and Increasing Leverage; Chapter 6 Iran: The Great Divider; Chapter 7 Nigeria: A Shaky Bridge; Chapter 8 Egypt: Weighing the Tolls; Chapter 9 Islam and the Opening of the Chinese Mind Chapter 10 Learning Abroad, Evading at HomeChapter 11 The Bitter and the Sweet; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index Summary "China is building a New Silk Road that runs through the heartland of the Muslim world, promising it will create integrated economies and stronger ties across Eurasia and Africa. Robert R. Bianchi argues that while China has the financial and technical resources to accomplish its infrastructure goals, it is woefully unprepared to deal with the social and political demands of its partner countries' citizens. China and the Islamic World explores how China's leaders and citizens are learning-through their relationships with Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria and Egypt-that they have to respect and adjust to the aspirations of ordinary people throughout the Islamic world, not just cater to the narrow band of government and business elites. Bianchi demonstrates that turbulent countries along the New Silk Road are likely to transform Chinese society at least as much as China changes them. This realization will be deeply unsettling for China's authoritarian rulers, who desperately want to monopolize power domestically. The party and state bosses have responded to challenges with a contradictory blend of flexibility abroad and rigidity at home, compromising with popular demands in one country after another while refusing to negotiate many of the same issues with their own citizens. This book shows how China faces a growing struggle to maintain their double-sided statecraft as it becomes apparent that the New Silk Road is not a one way street."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2019) Subject World politics -- 21st century. RELIGION -- Religion, Politics & State. RELIGION -- Islam -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations International economic relations World politics SUBJECT Middle East -- Foreign relations -- China China -- Foreign relations -- Middle East Islamic countries -- Foreign relations -- China China -- Foreign relations -- Islamic countries Middle East -- Foreign economic relations -- China China -- Foreign economic relations -- Middle East Islamic countries -- Foreign economic relations -- China China -- Foreign economic relations -- Islamic countries Subject China Islamic countries Middle East Form Electronic book LC no. 2018055643 ISBN 9780190915292 0190915293 9780190915308 0190915307 9780190915315 0190915315

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