Enter Professor Keyu Jin: a world-renowned economist who was born in China, educated in the U.S., and is now a tenured professor at the London School of Economics. Fluent in both Eastern and Western cultures, and a voice for a new generation of Chinese who represent a clear break from the past, Jin is uniquely positioned to explain how China became one of the most remarkable economic success stories of our time. She offers insight into China’s transformation—from an economy dominated by state-owned enterprises to one that now thrives on entrepreneurship and active participation in the global marketplace.

As China emerges as a global power capable of challenging the U.S. on its own terms, especially evident during trade conflicts, it becomes essential to understand what makes China so fundamentally different. Just as Western observers often struggle to understand Russia’s unconventional worldview, China presents an even greater challenge in terms of cultural and strategic comprehension.