I agree!

David,

Jim Mann book said better than I “How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression”!

I know Jim Mann. No need to buy me his book, but thanks for the offer.

I, too, can take every single negative part of any argument and make it sound like a “fair and balanced” approach. But, I wouldn’t do that.

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It makes me very sad, on Thanksgiving Day (here), to see you admit that 95% of the world’s people mean nothing to you.

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How un-Christian, how un-charitable, how un-American of you!

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Shame on you, John Konop.

You are right unlike you, Bart, Bush, Hillary…. I do care about American workers first!

I will buy you the book for Christmas!

The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression

James Mann discusses his new book The China Fantasy (Penguin, 2007).

Mann was the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 1987, then returned to China in 1989 to cover the democracy uprising. Later he was a correspondent for CNN and a foreign affairs columnist and State Department correspondent for the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Mann is author in residence at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

A window to Mann’s view on China is available in a recent op-ed, “The Three Futures of China,” he wrote for the Los Angeles Times. The op-ed is available on-line. click here>>

Regarding The China Fantasy, the publisher’s website blurb reads:

In The China Fantasy, bestselling author James Mann examines the evolution of American policy toward China and asks, Does it make sense? What are our ideas and hidden assumptions about China? In this vigorous look at China’s political evolution and its future, Mann explores two scenarios popular among the policy elite. The Soothing Scenario contends that the successful spread of capitalism will gradually bring about a development of democratic institutions, free elections, independent judiciary, and a progressive human rights policy. In the Upheaval Scenario, the contradictions in Chinese society between rich and poor, between cities and the countryside, and between the openness of the economy and the unyielding Leninist system will eventually lead to a revolution, chaos, or collapse.

Against this backdrop, Mann poses a third scenario and asks, What will happen if Chinese capitalism continues to evolve and expand but the government fails to liberalize? What then and why should this third scenario matter to Americans? Mann explores this alternate possibility and—in this must-read book for anyone interested in international politics—offers a startling vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact for decades to come.

What about the needy in China?

Oh, I am SO glad you asked!

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The needy in China are 500 million fewer than 15 years ago because of trade.

That goes directly to infant mortality, literacy and access to clean water, sewage and healthcare.

It extends lifespans, improves diets and provides opportunities for further education.

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But, you would put an end to that, wouldn’t you? Because, Mr Konop, you simply don’t care about the poor working stiff if he or she isn’t an American.

What about the needy in China?