China: The Gathering ThreatIn a book that is as certain to be as controversial as it is meticulously researched, a former special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs and senior official of the Central Intelligence Agency shows that the U.S. could be headed toward a nuclear face-off with communist China within four years. And it definitively reveals how China is steadily pursuing a stealthy, systematic strategy to attain geopolitical and economic dominance first in Asia and Eurasia, then possibly globally, within the next twenty. Using recently declassified documents, statements by Russian and Chinese leaders largely overlooked in the Western media, and groundbreaking analysis and investigative work, Menges explains China's plan thoroughly, exposing:
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Contents
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Soviet War Threats and the | 59 |
Economic Modernization and | 74 |
Communist Hardliners Crush | 99 |
Political Liberalization19861989 7 ChinaU S Relations after Tiananmen19891992 | 115 |
U S China Relations19932000 | 124 |
The New Century with President Putin | 229 |
U S Russia Relations Since 1992 | 254 |
Chinas International Actions | 293 |
The New ChinaRussia Alliance | 336 |
Stealthy Strategy toward Global Dominance | 367 |
A Prudent and Proactive U S Strategy | 431 |
Incentives for Democracy and | 451 |
Realistic Engagement Not | 463 |