extremely useful and provocative book: China and the New World Order:

How Entrepreneurship, Globalization and Borderless Business Are Reshaping China and the World

By George Zhibin Gu,

Fultus Corporation, October 18 2006, 248 pages

reviewed by www.eurobiz.net

Based on George Zhibin Gu's personal experience and observations of China's politics, business and economy, China and the New World Order successfully captures the spirit of "new China".

Bob Schapiro of Frontline News thinks Gu "provides a depth of understanding that distinguishes his work from most other books. His wide network of contacts gives insight into emerging trends.

He provides useful context that Western authors often lack and Chinese authors frequently take for granted." He can do this because he is an "insider", according to Winston Ma, author of Investing in China: New Opportunities in a Transforming Stock Market. Ma observes Gu's book has a truly "authentic Chinese" flavour ... as a native Chinese, he captures the spirit of China's latest developments in its not-too-short historic context."

Gu supplies information and analysis on 35 US and global multinationals operating in China and also looks at the issues surrounding China's relations with Taiwan, Japan, India and the West.

Reviews

Professor William Ratliff, Hoover Fellow at Stanford University
"Unique Guide. No one I know of has come so close to capturing
(new China's) spirit and meaning ... as Gu." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Professor Ping Chen, Peking University and University of Texas at Austin
"Not many people have time and energy to investigate basic issues
confronting China and world. Dr. Gu is one exception." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Winston Ma, Investment Banker and Author, Investing in China
"Essential reading for readers of whatever interests." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Contemporary History Association
"Highly insightful study on Chinese multinationals on the global
stage, as well as implications to global development." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Gurus Online
"Rigorous examination on current China and global affairs by an
INSIDER."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Book Description
China is the world's number-one growth story now. But how is
it that China has achieved such quick growth in this era? How is it that
made-in-China products can flood the globe? Is a trade war going to happen?
Or is a new world order in the making? This second volume of a trilogy-by
Chinese journalist/consultant George Zhibin Gu-aims to answer these
questions and more.

Today, more than a half-million overseas companies conduct business
inside China. Learn about all the opportunities this exploding market
presents, including banking, insurance, and stock market, as well as the
yuan and trade and cross-border business issues. Moreover, it contains
extensive studies on China's political-economic reform as well as evolving
international relations.

This volume addresses eight key topics:

I. China's New Role in the World Development

II. The Yuan, Trade, and Investment

III. China's Fast-Changing Society, Politics, and Economy (in light of
Chinese and global history)

IV. China's Banking, Insurance, and Stock Market Reforms

V. Chinese Multinationals vs. Global Giants

VI. The Taiwan Issue: Current Affairs and Trends (federation as an
alternate way for unity)

VII. India vs. China: Moving Ahead at the Same Time

VIII. The Japan-China Issue: Evolving Relations in Light of History

Today, all nations increasingly rely on one another for development, a
trend that will only strengthen as time passes. As a saying goes, "The
future is being shaped today." This book will appeal to readers everywhere
regardless of their particular interests. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Synopsis
Get the inside story from a Chinese journalist/consultant about China's surge under globalization and capitalism. This second volume of a trilogy covers (1) political-economic trends; (2) Chinese multinationals vs. global giants; (3) trade, the yuan, banking, insurance, and the stock market; and (4) issues with Taiwan, the West, India, and Japan.

About the Author
George Zhibin Gu, a native of Xian in central China, is a
journalist/consultant based in Guangdong, China. He obtained his education
at Nanjing University in China and Vanderbilt University and the University
of Michigan in the United States. He holds two MS degrees and a PhD from
the University of Michigan.

For the past two decades, he has been an investment banker and business
consultant with an emphasis on China. His work focuses on helping
international multinationals to invest in China and helping Chinese
companies to expand overseas. He has worked for Prudential Securities,
Lazard, and State Street Bank, among others. He generally covers mergers
and acquisitions, venture capital, business expansion, and restructuring.

The author is also a journalist on China and its relations with the
world. His articles or columns have appeared in Asia Times,
Beijing Review, The Seoul Times, Financial
Sense, Gurus Online, Money Week, Online
Opinion, Asia Venture Capital Journal, and
Sinomania, among others. He has written three other books,
China's Global Reach: Markets, Multinationals, and Globalization
(revised edition, Fultus, 2006), Made in China: National and Business
Players and Challengers in the 21st Century (English edition
forthcoming, Fall 2007; Portuguese edition, Centro Atlantico, 2005); and
China Beyond Deng: Reforms in the PRC (McFarland, 1991). He is a
member of the World Association of International Studies hosted by Stanford
University. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.