China will replace the United States as the dominant power in the world. In this process, it will not become more Western, but the world will become more Chinese. Jacques argues that we cannot understand China in Western terms, but only through its own history and culture. To this end, he presents a compelling set of ideas, including China as a cultural state, the tributary system, the Chinese idea of race, a very different concept of the state, and the principle of contested modernity. First published in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim - and debate - 'When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Rise of a New Global Order' has sold 250,000 copies, been translated into eleven languages, been nominated for two major literary awards, and been the subject of a hugely popular TED talk. In the three years since the initial publication, the book has transformed the discussion of China globally and has proven astonishingly prescient. In this significantly expanded and fully updated paperback edition, with nearly 300 pages of new material supported by the latest statistical data, Martin Jacques renews his assault on conventional thinking regarding China's rise, demonstrating how its impact will be political and cultural as well as economic, thus transforming the world as we know it.