Turkey and China: Political, Strategic, and Economic Aspects of the Relationship. By Selçuk Çolakoglu. London: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., 2021. 222 pp. $78.00 (paper).

Abstract

largely due to a lack of basic infrastructure such as convenient transportation. The Chinese government might be right to invest billions in roads, because it is an effective way of eliminating rural poverty. To deal with its human capital crisis, China may still need to prioritize some short-term measures, such as physical infrastructure construction, to eradicate rural poverty. Despite its rapid economic growth, China faces one of its biggest challenges—the urban–rural human capital divide that threatens its economic health. The Chinese government must reduce this educational inequality as soon as possible. To close this divide, the Chinese should prioritize eliminating rural poverty. I believe that the Chinese government can shift some of its unsustainable practices to a healthy economic model. The world and the West should be optimistic about China’s rapid economic growth and stability. Not only is a healthy Chinese economy beneficial for the global economy, but a stronger China would not threaten the current global liberal order. We should expect China to follow this order, contribute to global growth, and support a better global system.