{"product_id":"9781780224749-chinese-whispers","title":"Chinese Whispers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Everything You've Heard About China is Wrong\u003cbr\u003e'Chu's smart, iconoclastic portrait dismantles seven misconceptions' [NEW STATESMEN] about modern China and offers a corrective to Western assumptions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chu's smart, iconoclastic portrait dismantles seven misconceptions' [NEW STATESMEN] about modern China and offers a corrective to Western assumptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CHINESE ARE THE MOST HARDWORKING PEOPLE ON EARTH.\u003cbr\u003eso why are the younger generation derided as spoiled and lazy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHINESE PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT POLITICAL FREEDOM.\u003cbr\u003eso why is the country's internet exploding with anti-regime dissent?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHINA WILL ONE DAY RULE THE WORLD.\u003cbr\u003eso why do the country's political leaders feel so insecure?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps it is time to stop engaging in a centuries-old game of Chinese whispers in which the facts have become more and more distorted in the telling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Chu examines the myths that have come to dominate our view of the world's most populous nation, forcing us to question everything we thought we knew about it. The result is a penetrating, surprising and provocative insight into China today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450680029558,"sku":"9781780224749","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29820807.jpg?v=1760453782","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780224749-chinese-whispers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}