How China's Leaders Think

China impacts everyone—an economic superpower competing in every arena of human endeavor. Here are those who run China, its current and future leaders. Heres how Chinas leaders think about Chinas growing global strength—in trade, business and finance; in diplomacy, defense and security; in science, technology and innovation; in culture, media and sports—and what this all means for the future of the world. Here also are Chinas leaders in economics, private business, state-owned enterprises, banking, foreign affairs, military, healthcare, religion, film, television, press, Internet, literature, ideology, and more.
Robert Lawrence Kuhn speaks with over 100 Chinese leaders and has inner access to Communist Party officials and material. He focuses on President Hu Jintao's philosophies and policies, and looks to the next generation of Chinas leaders. Who are Chinas future leaders? What are they doing today? Whats their way of thinking about Chinas place in the world? What about prospects for democracy and political reform? Is there a road map for political reform?

What about the so-called China Threat? Or the emerging China Model? Kuhn confronts Chinas leaders with Chinas problems: economic imbalances (rural vs. urban), pollution, unsustainable development, migrant workers, human rights, democracy, rule of law, corruption, minorities, ethnic conflicts, censorship, social instability, ideological shakeup, shifting moral and family values, religious repression, death penalty, organs from executed prisoners, global conflicts, resource competition, and the worldwide financial crisis. The best way to know China—the best way to do business with China—is to know what motivates Chinas leaders and what drives their policies. This book is an intimate, candid portrayal of how Chinas leaders think. Readers will never get closer to Chinas leaders than this.

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[mydickistoobig2]

what they really think is not what they tell you in an interview...this book has a very bad title.

[OnePeopleOneChina]

Before I decide to read a book, I always ask "Who is this guy?" What is his background, credibility, his credentials? If he has none, why would Chinese leaders consent to speaking with him?

[rex22neo]

@TheMightyGuri Alright, I can't reply for now since I'm studying for a midterm tomorrow. Lets continue this discussion tomorrow. Cheers.

[rex22neo]

@TheMightyGuri Fair enough, but China always had designs on Tibet that included the Qing Dynasty that added Tibet as apart of China that predates most countries today. As for the resistance movement, again it only got as far as it did because of the CIA, just as it did with the Mujahideen. Also, don't think the KMT would of tolerated an independent Tibet as it was under Chang Kai-Shek who wanted to unite all of China, including Xinjiang, Manchuria and Mengjiang by all means.

[TheMightyGuri]

@rex22neo

you have a point that the CIA funded the resistance movement, yes! but the CIA didnt established it, tibetans did

[TheMightyGuri]

continue

From 1960, Chushi Gangdruk conducted its guerrilla operations from the northern Nepalese region of Mustang. In 1974, guerrilla operations ceased after the CIA, given the realignment of Sino-American relations initiated by President Richard Nixon, terminated its program of assistance to the Tibetan resistance movement and the Dalai Lama taped a message telling the Tibetans to lay down their weapons and surrender peacefully

[TheMightyGuri]

Eventually, the CIA provided the group with material assistance and aid, including arms and ammunition, as well as training to members of Chushi Gangdruk and other Tibetan guerrilla groups at Camp Hale. Chushi Gangdruk also received aid from the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan, led by Chiang Kai-shek.

[TheMightyGuri]

@rex22neo

Initially militia members purchased their own weapons, mainly World War II-era British .303 in, German 7.92 mm, and Russian 7.62 mm caliber rifles. Chushi Gangdruk contacted the US government for support. However, the State Department required an official request from the Tibetan government in Lhasa, which was not forthcoming. State Department requests were made and ignored in both 1957 and 1958.

[TheMightyGuri]

@rex22neo

tang dynasty???? but there is also no map of the tang empire with tibet inside chinas borders... between the Tang and Tibet continued until they signed a formal peace treaty in 821. The terms of this treaty, including the fixed borders between the two countries, are recorded in a bilingual inscription on a stone pillar outside the Jokhang temple in Lhasa

[rex22neo]

@TheMightyGuri So did the CIA fund the Tibetan resistance movement? If not, I would like to hear where its funding came from. And yes, I do have a point to this.

[rex22neo]

@TheMightyGuri It was a tributary state. And I apologize, it was as far back as the Tang Dynasty where the Tibetan King recognized China as their emperor.

[TheMightyGuri]

@rex22neo

tibetan freedom movement called Chushi Gangdruk (Four Rivers, Six Ranges) was an organization of Tibetan guerrilla fighters who attempted to overthrow the rule of the People's Republic of China. Department required an official request from the Tibetan government in Lhasa, which was not forthcoming. State Department requests were made and ignored in both 1957 and 1958.

the CIA only backed them up later... so its not a CIA thing at all