SuitabookChina and Beijing
Philip Steele
- Reading
- Read it as a starting point for comparing the book’s different topics: pause at the sections on people, government and work, then consider how they relate to the future challenges it raises.
- Themes
- Economic change and its challenges: China’s economic rise and industrial transformation are presented alongside challenges facing the country and its capital. The framing invites consideration of whether growth can continue without putting the environment and cultural heritage at risk.
- Worth knowing
- The guide addresses pollution, population pressures, political reform and human rights—substantial civic and environmental subjects.