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Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century
Empire of Lies The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Guy Sorman
Before the totalitarian reign of Mao Zedong and his immediate successors, never in human history had an entire nation been under such intense surveillance. The Chinese not only had to speak alike; they had to think alike. Traveling to China regularly since 1967, and spending all of 2005 and 2006 there, Guy Sorman saw it all, and in this jaw-drop...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781594032165
ISBN-10: 1594032165
Publication Date: 4/25/2008
Pages: 325
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Publisher: Encounter Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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He takes the attitude that most westerners over the past 300 years who have visited China and who don't think like the author are dupes or delusional. I made it through 50 pages, he bases it on a few intellectuals he interviewed, the ones who are articulate enough to be the winners when democracy starts. Maybe he did talk to a wider cross section later in the book.


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