Michael Dillon

A short, urgent book that sorts the fact from the fiction about Xi Jinping - one of the world's most powerful political leaders - to truly understand how he came to power, his hold on China and why we should care. Meet the most powerful leader in the world. Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines...

In this complete guide to modern China, Michael Dillon takes students through its social, political, and economic changes, from the Qing Empire, through the civil war and the Communist state, to its incarnation as a hybrid capitalist superpower. Key features of the new edition include: A brand new chapter on the Xi Jinping premiership Coverage of the recent developments in...

Mongolia remains a beautiful barren land of spectacularly clothed horse-riders, nomadic romance and windswept landscape. However, modern Mongolia is now caught between two giants: China and Russia. Known to be home to enormous mineral resources, they are keen to exploit these opportunities. China is expanding economically into the region, buying up mining interests and strengthening its control over Inner Mongolia....