A provocative perspective on the fragile fundamentals, and forces for resilience, in the Chinese economy, and a forecast for the future on alternate scenarios of collapse and ascendance. China watchers too often fall into one of two extreme camps: those who see everything through rose-tinted spectacles and those who can only see disaster ahead. Tom Orlik's book is, thankfully, much more nuanced. Written in an engaging style and peppered with anecdotes, "China: The Bubble that Never Pops" should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand how the Middle Kingdom has emerged to become the world's second largest economy.