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America Is in China’s Crosshairs

America Is in China’s Crosshairs

Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans, by Peter Schweizer, New York: Harper, 2024, 320 pages, hardcover. ...
William P. Hoar
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In times of war, it is often said, truth is the first casualty. It’s more dire during this time of shielded conflict, when many of our putative leaders are so economical with the truth that they seldom acknowledge that there are hostilities. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping can certainly be devious, but behind his Great Wall the message he gives his military officers is blunt: “Our struggle and contest of power with the West cannot be moderated. It will inevitably be long, complex, and at times extremely sharp.” 

As we read in Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans, the Communist Chinese military still studies the work of ancient strategist Sun Tzu, with his well-known maxim that “all warfare is based on deception.” The problem for the unprepared is that this is not a Jeopardy game — it’s real life and death. 

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