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Has China Won?

The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy

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Has China Won?

By: Kishore Mahbubani
Narrated by: Aaron Abano
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The defining geopolitical contest of the 21st century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable?

China and America are world powers without serious rivals. They eye each other warily across the Pacific; they communicate poorly; there seems little natural empathy. A massive geopolitical contest has begun.

America prizes freedom; China values freedom from chaos. America values strategic decisiveness; China values patience.America is becoming society of lasting inequality; China a meritocracy. America has abandoned multilateralism; China welcomes it.

Kishore Mahbubani, a diplomat and scholar with unrivalled 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.

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©2020 Kishore Mahbubani (P)2020 PublicAffairs Asia Politics & Government World War

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Felt that the author made China look like a saint as opposed to USA. It didnt felt like a centrist view (slightly inclined towards China) as it should have. One such example coming to mind is the 137 million Chinese traveling and coming back. this is nearly 7-8% of the population.... this doesn't represent all classes in China, just the upper-middle class and upwards

Superficial arguments inclined towards China.

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He is not an evolutionary psychologist but has written like he is one. A dominant tribe (USA) is being challenged by an up and coming tribe (China) for the title. He describes the moves the USA are making that are wise if they want to remain the champ, and what they are doing to lose the match. He does the same with China. I found his description of the lack of understanding in the West that their way to govern may be best for them but is not the best for East Asia and other parts of the world quite insightful and correct. It is one of the big mistakes the USA is making in not understanding how the Chinese form of government that the USA perceive as so evil, has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and given China the ability to no longer be pushed around as they were during what they call their century of humiliation by foreign powers. Tribal ego on the part of both of these nations gets in the way of greater cooperation and prosperity for both; Mahbubani does an excellent job of showing that with numerous examples throughout the book. If one is interested in the tribal contest between China and the USA, what motivates both, strategies they should follow to win it,and whats in it for the rest of the world, I'd recommend you read this analysis. His perspective may be uncomfortable for some Westerners, certainly for Americans it will be, but are you looking for comfort or clarity? This book is well researched and informative, but reads quite smoothly. Mahbubani clearly has a handle on what motivates the Chinese better than other books on the subject I have read by Westerners. Lee Kuan Yew had countless conversations with Chinese leaders during their economic rise because they saw Lee as a mentor. Lee was an expert on what motivates China due to these relationships. Lee was also a mentor to Mahbubani and obviously shared his knowledge about Chinese aims with him. This book is informative because most books on this subject give us the Western perspective, this is a refreshing departure that is bringing balance to the conversation.

An East Asian perspective on this contest

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We are living in fascinating times, as one power over takes another. The manner in which the US is taking this handover is ugly and off-putting, and the optimism by the rise of china is well high lighted in this book. In mainstream media we are told to fear this.

Very fact based and just very interesting insights into geopolitics and interpretations of events from different sides.

Would recommend to anyone who doesn't know much about China but are interested in geopolitics.

Changing world order

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Best book on what China really is and very well balanced. A pleasure to read and something all journalists should read instead of following the 5 eyes narrative and what their puppets push out.

Great book about the great and awesome China

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Hugely bias and uses plenty of false statements as if they are facts and evidence. There are a lot of counter arguments that any half-decent diplomat or academic could address to take apart Mahbubani’s thesis. Unbalanced towards China eg. Claims it’s passive and peaceful, not aggressive in S.China’s sea, that’s US fault, China doesn’t invade other countries or interfere (all proven false). Too much cherry picking of what other scholars have said. But it does challenge your thinking and provoke you. There are a few areas I agree. I did enjoy listening to it and I encourage you to listen to it with an open-mind, critical thought, question is it true?

Bias & Inaccurate Pro-CCP

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This book contains some interesting information and facts.

However a large part of the book was spent critiquing the United States of America. Had the author done the same for China I would have viewed this as a more honest assessment of the situation. The author’s fawning of the Chinese communist party and Chinese success just left me wondering what his real motives were?

Rather one-sided!

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Highly recommended read. A different story to what is peddled In mainstream media where true journalism has clearly died, this picks up. Fantastic

Incredibly well written and narrated.

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A fantastic and detailed overview of the difficulties faced by the West in terms of understanding China.

An excellent book.

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An insightful understanding of the geopolitical contest between America and China. A must read book for the century.

Has China Won?

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Kishore was the President of the United Nations Security Council, he certainly knows his stuff.

Very very informative

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