[2/2] Chinese view of the world (China's World View) (Category Economics)

But you can't. tell This book, without mentioning the criticism.

Russian reviewer Valery Fedorov described the tone of the author as a “pigeon cleat” (peace-dove) In the era of hawks, such peace-loving looks naive. Fyodorov points out that Li Daokui belongs to the older generation of Chinese people, raised in respect for Western civilization, and his views are noticeably softer than those of many young Chinese analysts, much more critical of the West. There is also skepticism on the western side, with observers pointing out that Li’s book actually reflects Beijing’s official view. The author pays little attention to military aspects. (For example, it does not directly discuss the issue of Taiwan.) The social costs of the Chinese model The economic arguments are one-sided – Li praises the benefits of cheap Chinese manufacturing for American consumers, but hardly says that the “back side” is job losses and growing anger in the US over trade imbalances.

In general, Li Daokui deliberately bypasses sharp corners and presents a very selective picture, favorable to the image of China. But the book is valuable as a base on the Chinese system - it describes first-hand how governance in China is arranged, how different opinions are taken into account in the absence of democracy, how state and market mechanisms function. In this sense, despite the idealization, Li Daokui’s work gives the Western reader a useful insight into the logic of the Chinese worldview, albeit through the eyes of China itself.

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