America second : how America's elites are making China stronger
Stone Fish, Isaac2022
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A timely, provocative exposé of American political and business leadership's deep ties to China: a network of people who believe they are doing the right thing--at a profound and often hidden cost to U.S. interests. The past few years have seen relations between China and the United States shift, from enthusiastic economic partners, to wary frenemies, to open rivals. Americans have been slow to wake up to the challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party. Why did this happen? And what can we do about it? In America Second, Isaac Stone Fish traces the evolution of the Party's influence in America. He shows how America's leaders initially welcomed China's entry into the U.S. economy, believing that trade and engagement would lead to a more democratic China. And he explains how--although this belief has proved misguided--many of our businesspeople and politicians have become too dependent on China to challenge it. America Second exposes a deep network of Beijing's influence in America, built quietly over the years through prominent figures like former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, Disney chairman Bob Iger, and members of the Bush family. And it shows how to fight that influence-without being paranoid, xenophobic, or racist. This is an authoritative and important story of corruption and good intentions gone wrong, with serious implications not only for the future of the United States, but for the world at large.
America second : how America's elites are making China stronger / Isaac Stone Fish.
Stone Fish, Isaac, author
Australian edition.
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe, 2022.©2022
xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-262) and index.
97819225856229781922585622
303.34
English
Political leadershipFriendship -- Political aspectsPublic opinion -- China -- HistoryChinese -- United States -- HistoryUnited States -- Foreign public opinion, Chinese -- HistoryUnited States -- Relations -- ChinaChina -- Relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Foreign economic relations -- ChinaChina -- Foreign economic relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Race relations
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Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 303.34 STO | Available |