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A review by alex_c123
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
5.0
“Chinese leaders do not threaten to bury America the way Khrushchev did, and even China’s fiercest nationalists do not seek imperial conquest or ethnic cleansing.”
So that sentence didn’t age too well. And I was worried that even though this book was published only 6 years ago it wouldn’t be relevant. But I found it quite interesting. It focuses on the 8 years the author lived in China as a foreign journalist (2005 to 2013) but frequently adds background info from the 90s as well. However I would caution that this book is entirely pre Xi Jinping, and the pace of change in China has continued, so if you’re looking for a book about the most current state of China find something a bit more recent.
So that sentence didn’t age too well. And I was worried that even though this book was published only 6 years ago it wouldn’t be relevant. But I found it quite interesting. It focuses on the 8 years the author lived in China as a foreign journalist (2005 to 2013) but frequently adds background info from the 90s as well. However I would caution that this book is entirely pre Xi Jinping, and the pace of change in China has continued, so if you’re looking for a book about the most current state of China find something a bit more recent.