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laurakisner's review against another edition
No review - informative, but I do not agree with many, if not most, of Kissinger’s America first policies on China-U.S. relations. I didn’t expect much more when I started reading this anyway.
madisonsites's review against another edition
3.0
I only read this because I was coming to China for work. It's very well-written and informative, but I have to admit, I forced myself through it. Be mindful that it is a bit of valuable history and lots of politics.
bakudreamer's review against another edition
You don't need to read the whole thing, just the last two chapters mostly
sprague's review against another edition
3.0
Surprisingly readable and worthwhile summary by a guy who knows a lot.
paperaerik's review against another edition
Had other books that needed more attention than this one.
ncrabb's review against another edition
4.0
This is a surprisingly approachable look at China's relationship with the United States and other western countries. Kissinger provides a necessarily brief history of China in an effort to help the reader better understand the differences between Chinese and U.S. thinking on various issues. I learned a great deal, and I was impressed by his ability to keep the book interesting for me. The verbal portraits he provides of the men with whom he negotiated during the '70s are fascinating indeed.
irnerd87's review against another edition
5.0
The book is fantastic. I am a student Of American Foreign Policy and found the questions he ask very timely in the current climate of globalization a must read for anyone seriously interested in international relations
kellsieherrmann's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Don’t get me wrong I think Kissingers committed war crimes just like the next guy, but I read this to start getting a grasp on the long and complicated history of China and it’s relationship with the US, primarily during the rapprochement era, and this did mostly that. I thought Kissinger’s opinion was valid since he was such an instrumental component during that time and throughout modern US/China relations.