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The End of the Chinese Dream by Gerard Lemos: paperback edition

"The End of the Chinese Dream shows what can be discovered despite official obstruction...Lemos’s snapshots reveal people traumatised by rapid change and the loss of community and family ties, deeply anxious about the insecurities of old age and resentful of flourishing corruption and ineffective justice." Isabel Hilton, New Statesman

"Lemos shows, with the weight of [his] impressive research, why the China of today cannot yet lay claim to [being] an exemplar for the rest of the world, and a real challenge to the United States." Rana Mitter, Daily Telegraph

"This is a welcome and highly readable account of the travails wrought on China's people by history's most powerful plutocracy." Frank Dikotter, University of Hong Kong, author of Mao’s Great Famine, the Sunday Times

"Mr. Lemos performs a valuable substantive service by exposing the dark side of China's rise." Minxin Pei, The Wall Street Journal

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On 28 February and 1 March 2013, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) hosted a conference as part of its academic outreach program: The Security Dimensions of an Influential China. The event featured leading experts from Canada, the US, Europe and Asia, each providing their perspective on the potential security risks and uncertainties arising from the country’s newly-gained influence in the world.
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