With Confucius to World Power
Quadriga Publishing House, Berlin 2012, 237 pages, Hardcover
EUR 19,99
ISBN: 978-3-86995-032-7
The contrast couldn’t be greater: in Stuttgart enraged citizens protest against the construction of a railway station which has been in planning for 15 years; the Chinese jump-start whole megacities in the same time. In Berlin schools descend into chaos, whilst Shanghai achieves first place in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The formula for success was developed by a man who died 2500 years ago: Confucius. He promoted learning and discipline, which is exactly what counts in the todays global competition. During the cultural revolution his followers were persecuted. Now his ideas are celebrating a comeback in China.
This book investigates the Chinese phenomenon, which will determine the outcome of the 21st century. For their exciting report the authors travelled to the biggest city in the world and to the Three Gorges Dam, visited Confucius Schools in Beijing and Hamburg, talked to Chinese leaders, thinkers and superstars. They examine Chinas leadership transition in 2012 and the growing influence of microblogs, as apparent in the discussion surrounding the collision of two high-speed trains near Wenzhou and the death of a two-year-old girl in Foshan.
Contents
China on the Ascent, the West on the Descent
From Keeper of a Granary to World Philosopher – Confucius Career
Mao – the Red God
The New Policy of the Communists: Harmony instead of Class Struggle
Comeback of Confucius
PISA Shock and Tiger Mom
Operation Gold – How China Is Winning in Sports
In Space the Last Will Be the First
The Missionaries of Confucius in Europe
Get Rich with Confucius
From Workbench of the World to Bank of the World
Afghanistan – Grave of Two Superpowers, Birthplace of the Next
Chinese in Africa
Energy of Confucius
The Three Gorges Dam – Five Times Stronger than Fukushima
The Biggest City in the World
Chinas Sexual Revolution
Confucius Children Fight Corruption
What the West Can Learn from Confucius