The Avoidable War

By Kevin Rudd,

Book cover of The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China

Book description

The relationship between the US and China, the world's two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault-of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property,…

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1 author picked The Avoidable War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book filled in many of my understanding-gaps related to China’s seeming priorities and overt behaviors in global politics.

The author has credible authority on the subject, and he broke down the prime motivations for those in charge of the CCP concisely and comprehensively, and after finishing the book, some of the things the Chinese government does (and prioritizes) made a lot more sense.

Working in journalism, anything that bolsters my understanding of big-picture forces that exert gravity on global events is appreciated, and that was absolutely the case with The Avoidable War.

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