From solar panels to synthetic biology, an accessible-yet-authoritative overview of how climate change, the global Covid-19 pandemic, and emerging technologies are changing China's relationship with the world, and what it means for governments, companies, and organizations across the globe. Ever since China began its ascendancy to great-power status in the 1980s, observers have focused on its growing economic, military, and diplomatic power. But in recent years, Chinese officials, businesses, and institutions have increased their visibility and influence on every major global issue, from climate change and artificial intelligence to biotechnology and the global Covid-19 pandemic. How have these newer issues changed China's relationship with the world? And, importantly, how can we prepare for a future increasingly shaped by China? In China's Next Act, Scott M. Moore re-envisions China's role in the world, with a focus on sustainability and technology. Moore argues that these increasingly pressing, shared global challenges are reshaping China's economy and foreign policy, and consequently, cannot be tackled without China. Yet sustainability and technology present opportunities for intensified economic, geopolitical, and ideological competition--a reality that Beijing recognizes. The US and other countries must do the same if they are to meet ecological and technological challenges in the decades ahead. In some areas, like clean technology development, competition can be good for the planet. But in others, it could be catastrophic--only cooperation can lower the risks of artificial intelligence and other disruptive new technologies. In this clearly written and accessible overview, Moore examines how countries like the US must balance cooperation and competition with China in response to shared challenges. With an emphasis on opportunities as well as threats, Moore addresses not only key developments in sustainability and technology within China, but also their implications for foreign countries, companies, and other organizations. China's influence on sustainability and technology is both global and granular--and twenty-first century China itself looks more like a network than a nation-state. Featuring original interviews and an in-depth look at Chinese government policy, China's Next Act provides a unique--and uniquely balanced--window into these new dimensions of China's global ascension.

About the Author
Scott M. Moore is Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Provost as well as a Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Moore was previously a Young Professional with the World Bank Group and served as Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer for China at the U.S. Department of State. He is the author of Subnational Hydropolitics: Conflict, Cooperation, and Institution-Building in Shared River Basins, and his research has appeared in a variety of leading scholarly journals and media outlets, including The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The China Quarterly, and Nature.

Reviews
His book is an important read for diplomats and policy planners as well as students. * M. G. Roskin, CHOICE *
Scott Moore offers an intelligent take on why so much of China's future will be determined by the path it forges on climate change and with technology. On climate, he counters the too often binary take that China's relationship with the US on climate must either be defined purely by competition or cooperation, instead offering a pragmatic way through. * Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society *
As the free world responds to Russian aggression in Ukraine, relations with China have come under intense scrutiny. China's Next Act has arrived just in time. Moore helps us understand better how we must reshape economic and diplomatic relations to advance peace and prosperity. * H.R. McMaster, author of Battlegrounds and Dereliction of Duty *
For those not following science and technology developments on the ground in China, Scott Moore's China's Next Act is a wake-up call and a warning. Amid escalating geopolitical competition, Moore paints in sharp relief the conflict between cooperating to elevate the provision of public goods and tackle global challenges versus competition and confrontation over new technologies and how to control and disseminate them. There is no more obvious example of this clash than the ongoing struggle over the COVID-19 pandemic response. Moore gives smart prescriptions about how to do better in the future and makes an impassioned plea for doing so. We need to heed his advice. * Susan Thornton, former Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State *
China's Next Act convincingly makes the case that there are no global deals on public goods without a carefully calibrated mix of US-China collaboration and competition, despite systemic bilateral tensions. The book overflows with historic precedents, careful observations, and deep insights. It does not flinch at the scale of the challenge. But, most importantly, it succeeds in presenting credible pathways toward dealing with some of the most difficult global issues of our time: public health, climate change, data privacy, and other technological risks. It is an important contribution and should be read widely by all who are concerned with managing increasing risk in uncertain times. * Craig Allen, President, US-China Business Council *
Scott Moore's thought-provoking book wrestles with the most consequential issues of our time: global warming, global pandemics, and rapid technological change. He explores how China's rise has played a pivotal role in all three and makes a strong argument for why enlisting China in addressing them is absolutely vital-but uniquely challenging. Moore makes plain the urgent need for new thinking and new institutions flexible and capacious enough to respond to dynamic, fast-changing challenges. This is a book of big ideas, built on a strong foundation of research and personal experience. * Kaiser Kuo, host of the Sinica Podcast *
The book contains timely discussion of issues that are of interest to both policymakers and scholars. * Carla Freeman, Pacific A!airs: Volume 97 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780197603994
Author Scott M. Moore
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 161mm * 238mm * 25mm