OneoftheU.S.government’sleadingChinaexpertsrevealsthehiddenstrategyfuelingthatcountry’srise-andhowAmericanshavebeenseducedintohelpingChinaovertakeusastheworld’sleadingsuperpower.Formorethanfortyyears,theUnitedStateshasplayedanindispensablerolehelpingtheChinesegovernmentbuildaboomingeconomy,developitsscientificandmilitarycapabilities,andtakeitsplaceontheworldstage,inthebeliefthatChina’srisewillbringuscooperation,diplomacy,andfreetrade.Butwhatifthe“ChinaDream“istoreplaceus,justasAmericareplacedtheBritishEmpire,withoutfiringashot?BasedoninterviewswithChinesedefectorsandnewlydeclassified,previouslyundisclosednationalsecuritydocuments,TheHundred-YearMarathonrevealsChina’ssecretstrategytosupplanttheUnitedStatesastheworld’sdominantpower,andtodosoby2049,theone-hundredthanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublic.MichaelPillsbury,afluentMandarinspeakerwhohasservedinseniornationalsecuritypositionsintheU.S.governmentsincethedaysofRichardNixonandHenryKissinger,drawsonhisdecadesofcontactwiththe“hawks“inChina’smilitaryandintelligenceagenciesandtranslatestheirdocuments,speeches,andbookstoshowhowtheteachingsoftraditionalChinesestatecraftunderpintheiractions.HeoffersaninsidelookathowtheChinesereallyviewAmericaanditsleaders-asbarbarianswhowillbethearchitectsoftheirowndemise.PillsburyalsoexplainshowtheU.S.governmenthashelped-sometimesunwittinglyandsometimesdeliberately-tomakethis“ChinaDream“cometrue,andhecallsfortheUnitedStatestoimplementanew,morecompetitivestrategytowardChinaasitreallyis,andnotaswemightwishittobe.TheHundred-YearMarathonisawake-upcallaswefacethegreatestnationalsecuritychallengeofthetwenty-firstcentury.
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