Trump's Twenty Best China Books (30 books)

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"I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades," Trump said in a recent interview with Xinhua, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China. "I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind."

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When later asked if he would care to list some of his favorite books about China, the billionaire mogul, an author himself of numerous books, proceeded to recite by memory his top twenty.

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1	Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game by Paul Midler (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,466 ratings score: 481, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	CHINA: Portrait of a People by Tom Carter 4.20 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	(FACTORY GIRLS) FROM VILLAGE TO CITY IN A CHANGING CHINA BY CHANG, LESLIE T.[AUTHOR]Paperback{Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China} on 2009 by Leslie T. Chang 3.93 avg rating — 9,693 ratings score: 476, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Mao: the unknown story by Jung Chang 3.83 avg rating — 14,011 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mr. China by Tim Clissold 3.97 avg rating — 1,677 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer 4.10 avg rating — 26,936 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	1421: The Year China Discovered The World by Gavin Menzies 3.61 avg rating — 15,283 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	On China by Henry Kissinger 4.19 avg rating — 10,367 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 by Frank Dikötter 4.06 avg rating — 2,152 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,279 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China by Jianying Zha 3.85 avg rating — 188 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Coming China Wars, The: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won, Revised and Expanded Edition by Peter Navarro 3.33 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Beijing Consensus: How China s Authoritarian Model Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century by Stefan Halper 3.54 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester 3.84 avg rating — 4,873 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	China Shakes The World: The Rise Of A Hungry Nation by James Kynge 3.78 avg rating — 761 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa by Deborah Brautigam 3.79 avg rating — 468 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 54,420 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 4.14 avg rating — 32,807 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After by Anna Wang Yuan (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikötter 4.07 avg rating — 5,280 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Unbound: A Tale of Love and Betrayal in Shanghai by Dina Gu Brumfield (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Breaking the Bias of English: How English Disempowers Women and How to Fix It in Only Six Words! by Vivian Probst (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Where the Money Lies. A Non-partisan Guide to Trump Economics by Max Anderson 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikötter 4.13 avg rating — 2,833 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century by Frank Dikötter 3.69 avg rating — 2,846 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China by James McGregor 3.90 avg rating — 555 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Age of Openness: China before Mao by Frank Dikötter 3.52 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	China CEO: Voices of Experience from 20 International Business Leaders by Juan Antonio Fernández 3.57 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip by Peter Hessler 4.26 avg rating — 8,161 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun by Brother Yun \| Summary & Study Guide by BookRags 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

30 books · 20 voters · list created May 21st, 2011 by Patrina Berenschot (votes) .

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message 1: by Maru (new)

Jul 21, 2018 03:04PM

Before everyone gets too excited at the thought that Trump has actually read any books on this list they should know that the list originated in some PR from a Chinese publisher and there is no reason to think that Trump ever read these books (or any other books for that matter) at all.

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message 2: by James (new)

Jan 16, 2019 11:06AM

The List Creator wrote: "...an author himself of numerous books..."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

That's funny. His ghostwriters got paid, at least.

The List Creator wrote: "...proceeded to recite by memory..."

I love these comedy lists. That's a keeper, right there.

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message 3: by Roland (new)

Mar 15, 2020 07:35PM

Maru wrote: "Before everyone gets too excited at the thought that Trump has actually read any books on this list they should know that the list originated in some PR from a Chinese publisher and there is no rea..."
That is nonsense. The first book on this list is BANNED in China. It totally takes down the Communist regime. It is 800 pages with detailed references and describes how evil Mao was. I read it soon after it came out in 2005, and it indeed is a must-read book to understand modern China. Xinhua in fact took down the list soon afterwards (in 2011) because of this book being so offensive to them.

President Trump is our best educated President about China. He started taking them on early in his first year, recognizing how they are stealing billions of dollars of intellectual property each year, and were using very unfair trade practices against us. It is fortunate that he is President now given the problems China is causing.

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message 4: by Jeff (new)

Jun 23, 2022 03:31PM

touché

Maru wrote: "Before everyone gets too excited at the thought that Trump has actually read any books on this list they should know that the list originated in some PR from a Chinese publisher and there is no rea..."

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message 5: by Roland (new)

Jun 23, 2022 05:35PM

Also, President Trump did not hand a list to the person who was interviewing him for Xinhua (the Chinese government news agency). She asked him to name some books about China that he had read, and he named them on the spot.
No Chinese publisher could have possibly given the list, given that "Mao: The Unknown Story" was banned in China from the day it was published. Anybody familiar with the book knows it is a very harsh criticism of Mao and his deadly regime. So the comment by Maru is definitely false.

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