![]() ![]() To be clear, I did not put this book away because it was poorly written. Sometimes things start to look up after a rocky beginning. I make an effort to not put down a book less than halfway through in order to be fair. I stopped reading this book about 150 pages in, roughly halfway. Thank you NetGalley and Public Affairs!*** ![]() Review: ***Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Kishore Mahbubani, a diplomat and scholar with unrivaled access to policymakers in Beijing and Washington, has written the definitive guide to the deep fault lines in the relationship, a clear-eyed assessment of the risk of any confrontation, and a bracingly honest appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses, and superpower eccentricities, of the US and China. America has abandoned multi-lateralism China welcomes it. America is becoming society of lasting inequality China a meritocracy. America values strategic decisiveness China values patience. ![]() A massive geopolitical contest has begun.Īmerica prizes freedom China values freedom from chaos. They eye each other warily across the Pacific they communicate poorly there seems little natural empathy. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable?Ĭhina and America are world powers without serious rivals. Synopsis: The defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century is between China and the US. Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy by Kishore Mahbubaniīuy this book at: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository ![]()
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