Daniel Wagner, a veteran current affairs analyst and Asia expert, has been traveling to China since 1986, has visited the country dozens of times, has worked with some of its largest Chinese financial institutions and state-owned enterprises, and has published scores of articles on China since the 1990s. In this book, he examines why the Chinese government acts as it does on the international stage and the impacts it has had, and will have, on countries around the world in the future.Having been a leading economic and political power for centuries, it is well on its way to once again becoming the world’s leading country in the coming decade. This is due in large part to China’s amazing transformation from rural economic backwater to global manufacturing powerhouse, but also the Chinese government’s unique view of the country’s place in the world. From China’s perspective, it is merely picking up where it left off in the 19th Century.Seen in Asia as the 800-pound gorilla that can more or less do as it pleases in the economic, political, and military arenas, and elsewhere in the world as a country that must be reckoned with, China plays by its own set of rules. Very few countries are willing to object or stand up to it. The book explores how and why China has approached foreign policy as it has, the impact this has had on countries around the world, and what the rest of the world can expect from China once it becomes the world’s largest economy, its strongest political power, and continues to develop its already advanced technological prowess.There is good reason why China is on the precipice of global supremacy-it has used the existing global framework to its own distinct advantage, and yet, it would like to modify that framework to ensure that its comparative advantage continues well into the future. The Chinese government has already redefined some of the rules of the game in areas such as cyber warfare and artificial intelligence, and is in the process of redefining the nature of diplomacy and international relations.Understanding the Chinese government’s motivations and actions will be more important than ever going forward. The book is broad in scope and includes chapters on the global economy, Asia and the South China Sea, the US, the Middle East, cyber warfare, and AI. Readers will benefit from Wagner’s decades of experience in Asia and his own unique lens from which to analyze and interpret international relations as well as Beijing’s likely future impact on the global economic, political, technological, and military landscape. The stakes are high for the Chinese, greater Asia, and the world, as China seeks to create a world crafted in its own image. Daniel Wagner presents a brisk, provocative, and thought-provoking account of China's resurgence, contending that Beijing harbors a zero-sum conception of geopolitics and is moving swiftly and purposefully to achieve global preeminence. He envisions neither the wholesale erosion of the postwar system, nor the total triumph of a Chinese successor, but rather a protracted negotiation between American and Chinese concepts of order. Minimizing the security risks that inhere in any such process will be among this century's foremost strategic imperatives. - Ali Wyne, policy analyst, RAND Corporation (USA) Political scientist and longtime China watcher Daniel Wagner has done a masterful job painting a picture of a country that is forward-looking, determined, and methodical in its inexorable quest to regain the global stature it once held and reshape the world in its image. This is a very good book. China Vision provides sample details on all of the major issue groups dominating China's relationship with the world: trade, technology, security, and geopolitics. Readers should come away worried, hopeful, and motivated. - Dan Ikenson, director, the CATO Institute's Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies (USA) Policy makers in Southeast Asia will find China Vision a handy guide to help them navigate the complex terrain of dealing with a stubborn mega-power. Daniel Wagner provides the readers a broad sweep of China's imperious behavior, filled with examples and written in accessible prose,making his case clear: this Asian giant plays by its own rules. China Vision gives leaders and governments in this region a big nudge to take this global power to account for disregarding international law. It's time to listen to Wagner's voice. - Marites Dañguilan Vitug, author of Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won its Maritime Case against China and editor-at-large of Rappler (Philippines) China Vision is a comprehensive and useful work on the most important political flashpoints in the country today. It is particularly refreshing with its contextualized, realistic evaluation of Beijing¹s intentions and agenda,allowing us to walk with eyes wide open into the Chinese century. - Cindy Yu, China Specialist, The Spectator (UK) Ch