New Book Sets Record Straight on the Economic ‘Rise of China’

The commonly held view that China is a manufacturing juggernaut about to eclipse the United States, and is taking away millions of jobs from Americans is wrong, according to a newly published book, “Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth About China’s Economic Miracle.”

Jeremy R. Haft, CEO of SafeSource Trading, an export trading firm, and co-founder and chairman of Caracal Strategies, a business advisory firm, speaks at the East–West Center, January 20, 2016, on his new book, "Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth about China’s Economic Miracle." Haft has started and built companies in China for nearly two decades. Gary Feuerberg/Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The commonly held view that China is a manufacturing juggernaut about to eclipse the United States and is taking away millions of jobs from Americans is wrong, according to a newly published book, “Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth About China’s Economic Miracle.”

Cover of the book "Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth about China's Economic Miracle" by Jeremy R. Haft. Polity