And that's what this book mainly is: a reality-check for American audiences. We prefer to imagine the morally superior ideal of America more than the reality that America often doesn't live up to it's ideals. I think he was more critical of US policies only because Americans sometimes don't look in the mirror and face reality. Overrall, I got the impression that the author is a little more critical of the US than China but he doesn't let China off the hook for their mistakes and behaviors which have contributed to the decline of US-China relations. The author gives tons of details and context about Chinese history and how it applies to their behavior today.
China has it's own rich history separate from Western history. One of the most important books of our time!Īs someone who is increasingly concerned about US-China relations, I felt the need to check out this book and I'm glad that I did. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Kishore Mahbubani, a diplomat and scholar with unrivalled access to policymakers in Beijing and Washington, has written the definitive guide to the deep fault lines in the relationship, a clear-eyed assessment of the risk of any confrontation, and a bracingly honest appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses, and superpower eccentricities, of the US and China. America has abandoned multilateralism China welcomes it.
America values strategic decisiveness China values patience.America is becoming society of lasting inequality China a meritocracy.
A massive geopolitical contest has begun.Īmerica prizes freedom China values freedom from chaos. They eye each other warily across the Pacific they communicate poorly there seems little natural empathy. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable?Ĭhina and America are world powers without serious rivals. The defining geopolitical contest of the 21st century is between China and the US.
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