| If you've ever wondered why there is so much | | | | they have a goal of eventually reuniting with Taiwan. |
| tension between the United States and Chinese | | | | Although this book was written before the year |
| military, then perhaps you need to do a little bit of | | | | 2000, it makes a number of bold statements, such as |
| research and some reading. Now there are all kinds of | | | | the reality that China has nuclear weapons pointed |
| great reports from the RAND Corporation, the US | | | | towards the United States, that Chinese spies have |
| government, and many from the free market | | | | stolen vital national security secrets, high-tech |
| economic think tanks. Those are all great places to | | | | industrial know-how, and even sold weapons to our |
| get information. And I'd also like to recommend a | | | | enemies. We'd like to think since then, after helping |
| pretty good book to you, one that I own, and it is | | | | China on the road to become the third-largest |
| one that will enlighten you a little; | | | | economy of the world, that they would be not only |
| "Red Dragon Rising - Coming This China's Military | | | | our favored trading partners, but also our best |
| Threat to America" by Edward Timberlake and | | | | friends. |
| William C. Triplett II, Regnery Publishing Inc. a division | | | | Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case, and |
| of Eagle publishing company, Washington DC, USA; | | | | I believe it's important to read what was going on |
| 1999, ISBN: 0-89526-258-4. | | | | prior to the year 2000, as well as what is going on |
| Many parts of this book are highly graphic | | | | right now in the world when it comes to China. I |
| descriptions, and images of actions taken by the | | | | would recommend that anyone who claims to be an |
| Chinese People's Liberation Army or PLA against | | | | expert on China, their military, their economy, or their |
| unfortunately its own people, and many of these are | | | | future read this book first. |
| the human rights abuses that have been talked about | | | | In fact, I'd go so far as to say that China needs to |
| in the United States for years. It appears that China | | | | work very hard on becoming the United States best |
| is turning a corner, but they are still very much into | | | | friend and not in name only, but in actual actions. |
| controlling their population, their media, and even the | | | | Otherwise, the future Cold War with China, could end |
| Internet. | | | | up much differently than the one with the Russians. |
| China likes to be in control of lots of things, and their | | | | We need to be thinking here, and take this more |
| central planning way of doing things includes nearly | | | | seriously. Indeed, China is a great place to visit, |
| every aspect of their society and civilization. From | | | | unbelievable culture, and history, and it is paramount |
| their industry clusters to even their weather, China | | | | that we remain friends. But at the same time, let's |
| wants to be in control. Lately, they have been | | | | not kid ourselves. |
| working very hard to regain disputed territories, and | | | | |