Explore the seismic progress of China through the indispensable expert voice of Dan Wang in Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. This riveting account, recognized as a New York Times bestseller and a Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year, offers a firsthand look at China's tumultuous and astounding growth over the last decade.

Wang blends rigorous political and economic analysis with on-the-ground reportage to create a provocative new framework for understanding the world's two superpowers. Discover how China has rapidly built towering infrastructure and harnessed vast population energy, often by competing directly with the US model.

• First-hand account of China's rapid economic and infrastructural development over nearly a decade.
• Provocative comparison contrasting China as an "engineering state" with the United States as a "lawyerly society."
• Offers an inventive perspective on US-China relations amid tense global uncertainty.
• Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year.

This work has received high praise, noted by Chris Miller as "An illuminating account of China’s dizzying rise and its deepening pathologies," and named by The Times as "One of the best books published on China this year."

• Author: Dan Wang
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 288 pages
• Publication Date: July 2, 2026
• ISBN-10: 1802067795
• ISBN-13: 978-1802067798
• Dimensions: 128 x 18 x 197mm
• Weight: 200 g

Gain essential understanding of modern China and its complex relationship with the US through this critical analysis by Dan Wang. This paperback edition is essential reading for those tracking global economic history and geopolitical trends.