Why China Is Not Replacing America Biswasdip Tigela by Biswasdip Tigela 9781739982904, 1739982908 instant download after payment.

          The world will be eager to  look at China through this transparent   window that Biswas has crafted so perfectly

Govinda Raj Bhattarai, Ph D

                              Professor of English (Retired) TU        

I know that Biswas, already an established writer, had nurtured an indomitable desire for earning higher degrees and learning more.  When I saw him in the U K in the year 2018,  he had already joined a reputed university there for earning a Masters' degree in political science.

         This year I got an opportunity to go through the present book ( WHY  CHINA NOT RELACING AMERICA) which is based on his research study. This tries to present a brief analysis of China's political position in the present-day world. 

        For most of us, China has remained a closed nation for a long. Its tremendous progress in different areas has led to various guesses speculations therefore people throughout the world are curious to unravel the mystery.

         I had an opportunity to visit China twice during the previous decade. Each time it was like a  guided tour—from the airport to the program hall or hotel, visits to some historic places, and back home. Linguistic and cultural barriers have left   China an isolated identity. The sole aim of Chinese leaders has been material progress that no nation ventures to compare with. Today there is not a single country without one or more China towns or China markets that are thronged always by people for cheaper goods.  

          Mr.  Tigela has very clearly documented the advanced pace of development led by China and has allowed us to see some hurdles and problems that China has been facing. Some of them are like    South China Sea dispute, Uyghurs' demands, disputes related  to Xinjiang, Taiwan,  Tibet,   the protests of Hong Kong, etc. All these are interesting facets of the Chinese scenario. Biswas has drawn very heavily from a large number of authentic  resource materials, researches, and studies. His reference list shows that the study is so deep , wide and updated  at the same time.

          Most people hold bias ideas about China. They either praise its high-rise buildings, wide roads, economy, and all-around development or detest it for its authoritarian stand and being a closed nation. Human rights must have been a mysterious entity there.  But Biswas has laid things bare very convincingly taking no side. He is impartial and impassioned researcher. It is a very interesting reading material,  a small window to see China's real situation through.

             Though Biswas wishes China to lead the world power and replace the US hegemony  however he puts in conclusion convincingly that for unknown years this will remain impossible.  He sums up in concluding remarks "China is already a big economic power, but hegemony consists of economics, military, foreign policy, and more. Therefore, the US is still a hegemony and will go a bit longer than people predict. China will not replace the US hegemony until there are changes in their foreign policies and have more significant input in globally governed institutions."

                              November 29,  2021   

                           Tribhuvan University,         

Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal