Destined for War
by Graham Allison · first published 2017
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…Beijing, so I put myself at personal risk in doing this. But lets address your comment directly: "The level of cognitive dissonance would be off the charts." Is it? One book I recommend is Graham Allison "Destined for War". https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydide... One question that specifically stands out from his book - is that the West believes in Universal Human Rights. China obviously does…
on “An update on YC China” ↗…China surpassed the US in 2014 by PPP and if their people become just half as productive as you and I - they will become twice our GDP. I recommend reading more on this subject. one interesting book is "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" by Graham Allison. (Recommended by Joe Biden, and Lloyd Blankfein) https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydide...
on “Australia concluded China was behind hack on parliament, political parties” ↗…Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Franny and Zooey - Master of the Senate - Atlas Shrugged - Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics - The Scout Mindset: Why Some People…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life?” ↗Graham Allison's Destined for War about Thucydides Trap with an examination of the US and China was quite good
on “Ask HN: Read any good books lately?” ↗Not everyone is a great messenger. I recommend Graham Allison Destined for War. Similar message but delivered differently.
on “The Changing World Order” ↗You could read a number of books on this subject. The China Dream, On China, or Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap? The Economist is a good magazine, with almost weekly updates on this topic. We've been surpassed in PPP, Global Trade, Industrial Output etc. China's steel…
on “How the CCP Does Job Promotions” ↗Awkward future-history fan fiction. There's better ways to get this warning and details about how it might unfold. I recommend On China, World Order, and Destined for War.
on “Looking Back: WWIII Remembered” ↗…its 4,000 year history they have seen the dangers of social instability. We are a very young country and haven't seen what real chaos can look like. (These ideas are from Henry Kissinger's on China, Destined for War by Graham T. Allison and The China Dream by Liu Mingfu)
on “Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action” ↗…ideas are not mine but advanced by 3 books which explain the Chinese perspective. These books are bipartisan and multinational and explain this principal. * Henry Kissinger's on China (Republican) * Destined for War by Graham T. Allison (Democrat - Joe Biden recommended book) * The China Dream by Liu Mingfu (Chinese PLA General)
on “Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action” ↗Before anyone else has to go to the trouble of looking these up: "Destined for War" is a book by Graham Allison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_T._Allison. The others are books by Henry Kissinger (!).
on “China’s vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific” ↗…Strategic Posture in the Post-American Era https://www.amazon.com/China-Dream-Thinking-Strategic-Post-A... On China by Henry Kissinger: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/on-china_henry-kissinger/26645... Destined for War - Graham Allison: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/destined-for-war_graham-alliso... Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World: https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Kuan-Yew-Insights-international/d...…
on “China’s assault on Cathay Pacific” ↗