China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power
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"China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power" is a nonfiction book by journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn that offers an in-depth, on-the-ground portrait of China's political, social, and economic transformation in the late 20th century.
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| China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power Context triple: [Nicholas Kristof, notableWork, China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power]
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The Coming China Wars
The Coming China Wars is a geopolitical and economic analysis book by Peter Navarro that examines the global conflicts and tensions arising from China’s rapid rise and its trade, environmental, and military policies.
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The Coming War on China
The Coming War on China is a documentary film by journalist and filmmaker John Pilger that examines rising U.S.–China tensions and the military, political, and historical forces driving them.
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C.
Reflections on China
Reflections on China is a political work by Albanian leader Enver Hoxha in which he critiques and analyzes the policies and ideological shifts of the Chinese Communist Party.
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D.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power Target entity description: "China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power" is a nonfiction book by journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn that offers an in-depth, on-the-ground portrait of China's political, social, and economic transformation in the late 20th century.
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A.
The Coming China Wars
The Coming China Wars is a geopolitical and economic analysis book by Peter Navarro that examines the global conflicts and tensions arising from China’s rapid rise and its trade, environmental, and military policies.
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B.
The Coming War on China
The Coming War on China is a documentary film by journalist and filmmaker John Pilger that examines rising U.S.–China tensions and the military, political, and historical forces driving them.
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C.
Reflections on China
Reflections on China is a political work by Albanian leader Enver Hoxha in which he critiques and analyzes the policies and ideological shifts of the Chinese Communist Party.
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D.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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E.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book about China
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Nicholas Kristof
NERFINISHED
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Sheryl WuDunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
economic transformation in China
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political transformation in China ⓘ social transformation in China ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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political nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasContributorOccupation |
foreign correspondent
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journalist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in modern China ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonfictionType |
current affairs analysis
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reportage ⓘ |
| perspective |
foreign correspondent viewpoint
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on-the-ground reporting ⓘ |
| portrays |
Chinese political elites
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dissidents in China ⓘ entrepreneurs in China ⓘ ordinary Chinese citizens ⓘ rural migrants in China ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese economy
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Chinese politics ⓘ Chinese society ⓘ Tiananmen Square aftermath ⓘ economic reforms in China ⓘ human rights in China ⓘ reform era in China ⓘ rural China ⓘ social change in China ⓘ urbanization in China ⓘ |
| theme |
individual lives under authoritarian rule
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rise of China as a global power ⓘ struggle for China's future direction ⓘ tension between reform and control ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Deng Xiaoping reform period
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late 20th century ⓘ post-Mao era ⓘ |
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