'Superb . . . an essential, riveting guide to how the rising power really
works' Jonathan Fenby 'Marvellous . . . should be read by anyone doing
business with or just trying to understand China' Bill Emmott China's
Communist Party is the largest, most powerful political machine in the
world. Here, for the first time, Richard McGregor delves deeply into its
inner sanctum, revealing how this secretive cabal keeps control of every
aspect of the country - its military and media, legal system and
businesses, even its religious organizations. How has the Party merged
Marx, Mao and the market to create a global superpower? And what does this
mean for the world? 'A book that is as informative as it is entertaining .
. . China has been transformed. The system that takes the credit is
brilliantly described by McGregor' Chris Patten, Financial Times 'With
details never published before . . . this book has come at the right
moment' Michael Sheridan, Sunday Times 'McGregor has done the world a
service with his fascinating new book' Peter Hartcher, Sydney Morning
Herald 'A lively and penetrating account of a party that . . . has clung to
secrecy as an inviolable principle' Andrew Higgins, Washington Post 'If you
read only one book about China this year, it should be this one. And if you
do not read this book, you probably do not understand China today' Arthur
Kroeber, China Economic Quarterly