The New China Playbook by Keyu Jin review - the bright side of Beijing

The well-connected LSE scholar sheds light on the Chinese economic model but omits anything politically contentious in her attempt to demystify the country There is a tone to Chinese official propaganda that is worthy of Professor Pangloss and his irrefutable case that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds". Beijing's favoured phrases, such as "win-win cooperation" and "community of common destiny for all mankind", are designed to evoke an image of China as the fountainhead of ...