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The Fake China Threat: And Its Very Real Danger
Today the front pages and bookstores are filled with tales of the so-called "China Threat." From spy balloons to Fentanyl pipelines, genocide to dreams of world CHINA! But is it all true? Is any of it? Now, for the first time, the speciousness of these and other contentions are comprehensively tackled and laid bare. The Libertarian Institute's Joseph Solis-Mullen provides a vital rebuttal of every aspect of the China Threat narrative. From its economy and demographics, to its geography, politics, and more, the fake China Threat and its very real danger is a timely and much-needed addition to the public discourse. Taking the reader behind the hyperbole of the headlines, Solis-Mullen provides a realistic picture of China's capabilities, stated aims, and strategic interests - as well as details who is pushing the fake China Threat and why.
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139 pages, Paperback
Published January 27, 2024
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April 25, 2025
As a protagonist of world peace and an antagonist of the U.S. government's perennial wars aggression against all mankind, I naturally accept the author's thesis, but I felt he could have defended it better with more details. Disappointing given the dearth of books promoting this much imperative thesis in the book market.
In particular, he makes hardly any mention of China's massive bubble economy as a main obstructing factor for any prospect of world domination even in that fictional alternative reality where the CCP had any such ambitions.
(The author performs far better in demonstrating how China's colossal reliance on foreign trade and domestic costs of transportation would render it geopolitically vulnerable to economic manipulation from foreign economic operators in any major international standoff.)
I would also have liked to see him delve more into quotations from the CCP's own agents regarding policy prescriptions. Of course, rulers regularly mix lies with honest revelations of their real motivations in their public pontifications, but sorting out which is which is easy when you combine analysis of statements with actual actions.
To me the main problem appears to be that this is a short anthology of articles and speeches collated from the late 2010s to 2023, an approach that can make a holistic, integrated account of any subject problematic at best.
Even so, praiseworthy as a supplementary reading in the subject. Good bibliography of further reading provided as well.
In particular, he makes hardly any mention of China's massive bubble economy as a main obstructing factor for any prospect of world domination even in that fictional alternative reality where the CCP had any such ambitions.
(The author performs far better in demonstrating how China's colossal reliance on foreign trade and domestic costs of transportation would render it geopolitically vulnerable to economic manipulation from foreign economic operators in any major international standoff.)
I would also have liked to see him delve more into quotations from the CCP's own agents regarding policy prescriptions. Of course, rulers regularly mix lies with honest revelations of their real motivations in their public pontifications, but sorting out which is which is easy when you combine analysis of statements with actual actions.
To me the main problem appears to be that this is a short anthology of articles and speeches collated from the late 2010s to 2023, an approach that can make a holistic, integrated account of any subject problematic at best.
Even so, praiseworthy as a supplementary reading in the subject. Good bibliography of further reading provided as well.
January 14, 2025
Econ is how I got started reading really. I enjoyed learning the bigger words and interesting analysis. This book is written by an economist in the typical Econ writing style. Very analytical and straight forward. It’s also short and to the point which was nice when most books around foreign policy are massive. Knowing the typical US playbook when leading up to military confrontation is a good way to keep yourself from supporting an unnecessary war. However if you want to convince others or those around you that they’re being lied to it’s good to have facts to point to. This book is perfect for just that.
September 10, 2024
Essential reading
Great book! We need to start understanding these wars before they happen, so we can try to stop them. Too many’s times, the American people wake up to the propaganda after the fact.
Great book! We need to start understanding these wars before they happen, so we can try to stop them. Too many’s times, the American people wake up to the propaganda after the fact.
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