An expert-s take on how a coup in China could launch a transition to democracy. This short book predicts-contrary to the prevailing consensus-that China-s leader Xi Jinping will very soon be removed from office in a coup d-état mounted by rivals in the top leadership. The leaders of the coup will then end China-s one-party dictatorship and launch a transition to democracy and the rule of law. Long-time diplomat and development banker Roger Garside draws on his deep knowledge of Chinese politics and economics first to develop a detailed scenario of how these events may unfold, and then-in the main body of the book-to explain why.-His-gripping, persuasive account of how Chinese leaders plot and plan away from the public eye is unique in published literature.-Garside argues that under Xi-s overconfident leadership, China is on a collision course with an America that is newly awakened out of complacency. As Xi-s rivals look abroad, they are alarmed that he is blind to the reactions that Ch
