Book review: Chinese economic statecraft: commercial actors, grand strategy and state control by William J. Norris

In Chinese Economic Statecraft: Commercial Actors, Grand Strategy and State Control, William J. Norris examines how states use economic tools to pursue foreign policy objectives, focusing on the case of China. Although Raj Verma is not fully convinced by all the examples used to evidence the book’s central argument, Norris offers important insight into the various tools, mechanisms, processes and actors involved in the execution of China’s economic statecraft.