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A review by donzhivago
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present by John Pomfret
5.0
tl;dr: China is evil, America is incompetent.
A comprehensive history of the relationship between China and America since the founding of the US. There's a ton to unpack here, but in general, the Chinese government is evil, doing everything possible to devalue human rights. Meanwhile, American greed has actively abetted Chinese atrocities for centuries, idiotically assuming that China can adapt to respecting basic human values.
It's never going to happen. If this is the Chinese century, we are in deep trouble.
A comprehensive history of the relationship between China and America since the founding of the US. There's a ton to unpack here, but in general, the Chinese government is evil, doing everything possible to devalue human rights. Meanwhile, American greed has actively abetted Chinese atrocities for centuries, idiotically assuming that China can adapt to respecting basic human values.
It's never going to happen. If this is the Chinese century, we are in deep trouble.