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Zuotengdazuo Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Paraphrase “take on a geo-economic and geopolitical sweep”

The book then takes on a geo-economic and geopolitical sweep. Guided by the phrase coined by Edward Luttwak that geo-economics is the logic of conflict in the grammar of commerce, it examines economic and policy issues surrounding China’s trade relations in the world, especially vis-à-vis the US, and the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Hi. How should I understand or how would you paraphrase the underlined sentence?
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takes on>>> assumes, changes to, becomes The prefix geo tells us that something relates to the earth, eg geo graphy, geo logy. geo-economic and geopolitical >>> relating to world-wide economics and politics sweep >>> scope The boo k (ie the writer) then changes to a broader scope that discusses China's place in world-wide economics and politics. Clive

  • takes on>>> assumes, changes to, becomes The prefix geo tells us that something relates to the earth, eg geo graphy, geo logy.
  • geo-economic and geopolitical >>> relating to world-wide economics and politics sweep >>> scope The boo k (ie the writer) then changes to a broader scope that discusses China's place in world-wide economics and politics.
  • Clive
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takes on>>>assumes, changes to, becomes

The prefix geo tells us that something relates to the earth, eg geography, geology.

geo-economic and geopolitical>>> relating to world-wide economics and politics

sweep >>> scope

The book (ie the writer) then changes to a broader scope that discu

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