Managing change, a quintessentially Chinese idea, is just as applicable to the West as to the East. With its scale, speed and insights from traditional philosophy, China should be the Greatest Show on Earth for anyone interested in world affairs and the future. For someone sitting in Europe, Chinas Change tells me lots of things I didnt know. The key thesis, countering all those who argue China will topple over, is a really important one. Through the extraordinary array of people he has known and met over 40 years, Hugh Peyman tells the story of todays China in a way that has never been done before.
BBC Director-General, Tony Hall.
It is rare for a foreigner to understand China from the ground up. Hughs advantage is that he got to understand Chinas diaspora before working in China, going through numbers at the ground level and meeting people engaged in both business and officialdom. This book gives one of the best insights into how China is changing, as she grapples with globalization, one of the truly momentous changes in the 20th and 21st centuries.
China Banking Regulatory Commission former Chief Adviser,
head of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and
author of From Asian to Global Financial Crisis, Andrew Sheng.
Hugh Peyman knows what he is talking about. Far from seeing China through a Western prism and consistently getting it wrong he understands China like few others.
author of When China Rules the World, Martin Jacques
A very valuable book. Makes cogent arguments, with a lot of valid, interesting and provocative statements that will help people to think about China.
Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Wild Grass:
Three Stories of Change in Modern China, Ian Johnson.
Chinas Change is essential reading for any serious global investor. China will be the game changer for beta asset diversification and alpha generation. Get insights from the perspective of a researcher who sees things from the top down and bottom up and who has lived in China for 15 years.
Government Investment Corporation of Singapore former Chief
Investment Officer and Adviser to PIMCO, Ng Kok Song.
All travellers to China, whether on business, holiday or study, should take this book. Chinas Change has it all on China: history, philosophy, government, politics, business and economics, past, present and future. For Asia and the West this very timely, wide-ranging and original book answers two critical questions. Can China illuminate new paths for us to manage our increasingly disrupted worlds: in our national, work and personal lives? Can China continue to be the main driver of global economic growth?
Banyan Tree Resorts Founder, Singapore
Management University Trustees Chairman
and author of The Ocean in a Drop, Ho Kwon Ping.
Really like the way you are going for change. I think you are onto something here and it allows your book to be philosophical economics, which is much more beguiling than straight economics, of course! I too wonder at the capacity of Chinese people to absorb change this is definitely unusual, I agree.
I was particularly drawn in by the question of what is China getting right there is a clear and valid disconnect that you point out between large parts of the Western narrative and Chinas result.
Financial Times Emerging Markets Editor
and award-winning author of
China Shakes the World, James Kynge.
Fascinating: youve clearly done a lot of research and have extensive and authoritative experience in Asia. The thing that impressed me the most was how well written it is, you clearly have a flair for making the difficult to grasp and conceptualize into something accessible.
Chatham House Editor, Mike Tsang.
I am impressed with your way of looking at China putting things against its history, people, religion, philosophy and culture, facing those stereotypes/sensitive topics and addressing them one by one with objective analysis and benchmarking. I am sure it will be much easier for remote China followers to understand China from a unique perspective which is different from the established typical western conventional approach.
You belong to the realistic camp, rather than being simply pessimistic or optimistic. What gives your book more credibility is your 40 years experience in following and particularly living within China. I am sure this book will prompt peoples thinking and will prove in time that you are ahead of the curve, more visionary than most China followers and even lots of Chinese!
Anglo American Group China Chief Representative, William Fu.
Every time the negative alarm sounds about China reach for Chinas Change!
State Street Global Advisors Vice Chairman, Ralph Layman.
Chinas Change will be valuable to all investors, because while one-third of global economic growth comes from China larger than the combined share from the US, Europe and Japan most of what we read about that country is clouded by misunderstanding and fear.
Understanding how much China has changed over the past few decades is key to assessing what potential, and problems, lie ahead. Chinas Change is a great way to discover how China has evolved from a static, command-economy to one driven by entrepreneurs, and to learn how dramatic income growth has created a thriving middle-class and the worlds best consumer story. The book punctures the biggest myths about the Chinese economy, from ghost cities to shadow banks, while maintaining a realistic approach to the risks to future growth. A great read, likely to change many readers views on China.
Matthews Asia Investment Strategist,
former US diplomat, Andy Rothman.
Wow! The journalistic skills and realistic perspective (which is long-term) hits this reader squarely on the head with the concise, direct and well written style. Excellent.
South Ocean Management Founder, Brook McConnell.
I found it very good and believe that people outside China could learn a lot from it.
Bing Yuan Founder, Zhou Ping.
Chinas Change should be a text book for think tanks and policy units, especially for post-Brexit Britain.
JP Morgan China Investment Trust Chairman,
William Knight.
Brilliant. It is the book that needs to be written, helping fill the desperate need for all kinds of people to understand China better and understand our future with China better. The content could move peoples view of China. It is a monumental book. A great book.
Odin Capital Management Founder, Ulrik Trampe.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Peyman, Hugh, author.
Title: Chinas change : the greatest show on earth / Hugh Peyman (Research-Works, China).
Description: Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, [2018] |
Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017036862 | ISBN 9789813231429 | ISBN 9789813231993 (pbk)
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