Dreaming Dragons or Meddlesome Mandarins

Even before he became a teenager, Harvey Dzodin was fascinated listening to his shortwave radio in Detroit, and was especially captivated by far-off China. This book is the culmination of the decades of interactions and experiences that Dr. Harvey Dzodin, former ABC executive, presidential appointee and avid commentator on everything global, has had with China and its people. His raw, personal, and sometimes impassioned insights into China s history, its people, culture and even its current rise on the global stage, give a fresh perspective on perhaps the most consequential country of the twenty-first century. Suitable for both the experienced China hand as well as those with only a cursory knowledge of the Middle Kingdom, Harvey encourages the reader to make their own judgements on China and come to their own conclusion. It is his hope that this book will contribute, in some part, to the sharing of knowledge and the furthering of communication, thus helping to overcome barriers to mutual understanding and informed decision making that plague the world today.

Old China. - A Summary of an Historical Black Hole that Spans Thousands of Years. - Moving Toward Modernity and a New China. - Opening-up and New Generations of Leadership. - Opening Up. - Engaging the World through Economics. - Thoughts on Ideology. - SOEs Danwei s and National Champions. - Just How Does China Work Government In a Nutshell. - China s Lofty Goals. - Demographics in China. - Burden and Boon. - China on the Global Stage.