"Anyone who deals with China today is dealing with the future of humanity. The future of this country does not only concern its people but the entire world, and indeed, it affects us and its people equally decisively. Speaking about the future of China and our world is not about making predictions, but simply looking a bit beyond our noses," writes Sotiris Chatzigakis, explaining his interest in China and its people.

George Souflias points out in his concise preface:
"The book by Sotiris Chatzigakis and his son Mikeli has left behind the old and familiar 'orientalism,' that is, the attachment to stereotypes about eastern wisdom, emperors, and the like. The book goes beyond the demonization of what we do not agree with, towards an understanding of the different. It is a book that promotes the dialogue of civilizations, with its gaze not on the past but on the future. It is a book that, with its geopolitical analyses, shows the need for a path of peace and global cooperation."

Sotiris Chatzigakis adds:
"My wish and hope is that the reader understands that the book they hold in their hands is not a travel guide. It is a journey into the future, an attempt to record the seismic wave that starts in distant China, passes through the subsoil of our certainties, overturning them, and moves towards a world that we would all like to be more humane and just."