The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Peter Navarro
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Dewey Decimal Number: 337.51
EAN: 9780132359825
ISBN: 0132359820
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Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2008-05-04
Publisher: FT Press
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Summary: The Only Book for Which I Ever Wanted to Demand a Refund
Comment: I picked up this book while passing through LAX. While in flight, I was surprised and quite frankly, annoyed that the book-- supposedly written by a professor at UC Irvine's School of Management-- had no bibliography; no references; was shoddy in terms of quality; resorts to polemical diatribe in arguing that China is a problem.
The sad thing is, there are legitimate reasons for which we rightly ought to be concerned about not so much the rise of China and other countries, but the demise of the US industrial might. Just the other day, Ford and GM's stock tanked, yet again, and the Fed is pumping money into the US auto industry now to prop up our ailing-- failing-- economy.
It has been a long time coming that our misguided policies over the past sixty-years (since the death, essentially of FDR) have finally led to the bankrupting of our economy. With the Fed now printing money left and right, it is not so much the Chinese we need fear, but those "enemies within" (enemies domestic) such as the author of this book whom we need to guard against. For people such as they go on perpetuating the myth that we have done nothing to bring these disasters upon ourselves, while insisting, instead, that it is everyone else's fault.
For the most part, the book itself should be dismissed, but the general premise on which it is written-- is this rising competitor, China, a threat to the US? In the face of our declining economy and moral authority we need to learn to ask the right questions of what actually has led to the decline of US power in the global arena. That will in turn lead to the right answers and help us gain insight as to why there have been all these "missteps" over the years to counter-- feebly at times and fearmongeringly in other instances-- the deleterious effects of our own policy fiascos.
Indeed, if ever there was a clear and present danger, it surely would be a book such as this. For lousy scholarship is the bane to the existence and continuation of our Republic as it obfuscates the truth and keeps us from critical self-examination. When we pay homage to such fears as may be stirred up by this kind of jingoistic pseudo-scholarship, it tends to lead to blind obedience and amounts to no less than an intellectual cop-out and in this case, industrial suicide of the assisted kind. For a people too lazy to think for themselves will always blink in the face of fear and be led down the primrose path by yet another Pied Piper, another Hitler rising up from our midst.
Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote:
Obedience,
Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,
Makes slaves of men
We know better and are better. The battle fronts here in our midst-- poverty of body, soul and mind; paucity of well-thought through policies and sound practices; practically non-existent leadership at virtually all levels; and failure on the part of both politician and body politic alike to preserve, protect and promote the Constitution and our most sacred values and ideals... the list goes on.
The sooner we learn to exorcise trash, PR and propaganda from our midst, the better prepared will we be to face the challenges that await us, as that will lead to the long-suppressed exercise of our freedoms and intellect, which in turn will usher in a new era of awesome creativity, the onrush of new solutions to age-old systemic problems. The result will be no less than a cultural renascence in which the arts, not pop culture, will flourish and free us from the bondage of our fears, ignorance and prejudices. It will be the rising tide that lifts all boats and spirits, an up swell that is the expression of all our pent-up, welled-up aspirations and frustrations as a democratic republic eager to live up to her noble character. We must first confront our ghosts, goblins and skeletons before going on a witch hunt or go looking for a bogeyman. Our enemies at all times have been both foreign and domestic; it is high time we recognized which is the worser, else we will be swallowed up, not by the Chinese, but by our own demons.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Navarro's War
Comment: It is hard to take this book seriously. It is a rant in language calclated to engender rage and despair among American readers, particularly those affected by competition with China. Allegations are, however, unsupported by numbers and facts. Quotations are identified only by the name of the source, hence cannot be checked. Very little consideration is given to the most dangerous source of possible warfare, the conflict over Taiwan. There are no references for each chapter.
Navarro may have a following among some investors and businessmen. This book does him no credit, and surely does nothing for his reputation as an analyst of international affairs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What is it really about?
Comment: "The Coming China Wars" by Peter Navarro is probably one of the most advertised China-related books this year. For weeks it nailed the small Adsense box on my Inside-out China blog (apparently Google did a good job of matchmaking), and I got so tired of seeing it all day everyday that I deleted Adsense. The book thus made my blog ad-free.
The question is whether it is worth the advertising money or a reader's time.
In all fairness, this book does highlight some extremely difficult problems that are facing not just the United States, but the entire world. Resource, especially energy shortages, environmental degradation, the threat of international conflict and widespread poverty and inequality are very real and very serious issues.
It is strange, though, that Navarro would attribute so much of the cause of these to China, given that all of these issues have been pointed out again and again by many people since the original publication of The Limits to Growth in 1972. Certainly at that time nobody was expecting that China would be what Navarro repeatedly calls "the world's factory floor."
What is true about China, is that it has been remarkably fast in its track to catch up to the United States. Again, at least since 1972, people have asked the question "what would happen if everyone in the world had the consumption habits of the average American?" Now, with the world's most populous country about ¼ of the way there, perhaps the answer is clearer, and it is certainly frightening. With India, and other countries in Asia, also getting ready to rocket ahead, stopping China in its tracks, as this book admonishes, even if it were possible, is not a good answer.
The world is faced with some real tough times and some very creative solutions are going to be called for. Telling people in China, or any developing nation, to give up getting rich quickly is much like telling American's to give up 80% of their wealth. It generates anger and outrage, but doesn't accomplish anything. The book recommends a very serious effort by the United States government to deal with energy and environmental issues. That is laudable advice, but the American centric focus is not productive. The things being talked about above are global in nature and no single country can carve out a solution in isolation. There is a strong need to cooperate and share human and information resources. More importantly, and this will be very difficult indeed, huge investment by developed countries into developing countries may be the only viable solution. Unfortunately, the book does not provide any useful suggestions for progress on these issues.
It has always amazed me that the people who are most critical of China are precisely those that don't seem to be able to break from the one literary form perfected under Communism. "The Coming China Wars," with the exception of the last chapter, reads very much like the official texts I recited as a child during the Cultural Revolution. No tarnish or impurities have been introduced in this Made in America diatribe against the horrors of the red enemy in the east. Chapters open with quotations from, usually, respectable people or publications, then continue on in declarations that are not backed by any evidence. Presumably the quotations were imbedded in writings that did contain evidence, but Navarro dispenses with that.
In keeping with this form, little that is said in "The Coming China Wars" is explicitly false, it is simply somewhat twisted in its logic. If America does something it is good. If China does something it is bad. It matters little what the thing is, or if it is the same thing. I got a real kick out of the statement: "Whereas the United States focuses on ensuring the security of the international oil market, China has adopted a 'bilateral contracting approach' in which it seeks to lock down the physical supplies of the oil-producing countries." That focus on ensuring security is probably not apparent to most people living outside the United States. And of bilateral agreements, it is best not to forget the Shah of Iran and the response to his ousting that brought Saddam Hussein to the forefront.
If you are going to read the book anyway, you'd be better off skipping the first eleven chapters and going straight to the 12th. After struggling through the text, the last chapter seemed like a breath of fresh air, but it is only in comparison to the rest of the book.
What the last chapter contains is a sequence of policy recommendations that, though rather twisted in their presentation, do have some coherency. To save you a little bit of pain, let me summarize them here:
* Consumers should shy away from products made in China and let retailers and manufacturers know that they are doing this.
* People should pressure government officials to get serious about dealing with issues related to China.
* Businesses should diversify manufacturing away from China and increase quality control on products made in China.
* As a nation the United States should learn to live within its means which means not running a trade or budget deficit.
* The federal government should
1. Push for strict adherence to the principles of free trade.
2. Pass laws making currency manipulation strictly illegal.
3. Prosecute to the full extent of the law anyone involved in piracy or counterfeiting and closely monitor internet sales of pharmaceuticals.
4. Increase the inspection of foods and pass laws to increase accountability for any tainted products.
5. Undertake a massive program to remove the dependence of the US on foreign energy supplies.
6. Condemn China for its abuse of veto power on the UN Security Council, then remove China as a permanent member of that body.
7. Increase spending on programs such as the Voice of America and do more diplomatic work abroad.
8. Agree to strict carbon controls and impose a corresponding carbon tax on all products regardless of country of origin.
9. Prohibit US companies from working with Chinese authorities to identify internet users.
10. Pay more attention to Taiwan and pressure China to decrease its nuclear arsenal.
11. Increase the budget spent on counter espionage.
12. Increase NASA's budget and focus funding on private space ventures.
This was not really put forward as a 12 point plan, but all that expanded spending does seem appropriate for a campaign year.
I have, of course, saved the best policy recommendation for last. This actually falls under the heading of what voters should do and it is:
* "Help spread the word! Give your copy of The Coming China Wars to a friend, or donate your copy to your local library."
And such self-promotion is not out of character with the rest of the book. #
(Xujun Eberlein is the author of Apologies Forthcoming)
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Coming China Wars
Comment: This book is a most informative book detailing the causes of the massive changes taking place in the western world today through the agency of China. China is affecting everyone. A must read book. Wayne Butcher
Customer Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly scholarly and a must for anyone concerned about America's greatest potential military threat.
Comment: China has over one billion people and the largest military in the world. Now in a newly revised and significantly expanded edition, "The Coming China Wars" is a discussion of what many politically savvy Americans fear, something that may or may not be inevitable - war with China. Explaining the root problems of growing conflicts between the United States and China, yet with the optimistic message that there is still hope for civility and friendship between the two, "The Coming China Wars" is surprisingly scholarly and a must for anyone concerned about America's greatest potential military threat.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Only Book for Which I Ever Wanted to Demand a Refund
Comment: I picked up this book while passing through LAX. While in flight, I was surprised and quite frankly, annoyed that the book-- supposedly written by a professor at UC Irvine's School of Management-- had no bibliography; no references; was shoddy in terms of quality; resorts to polemical diatribe in arguing that China is a problem.
The sad thing is, there are legitimate reasons for which we rightly ought to be concerned about not so much the rise of China and other countries, but the demise of the US industrial might. Just the other day, Ford and GM's stock tanked, yet again, and the Fed is pumping money into the US auto industry now to prop up our ailing-- failing-- economy.
It has been a long time coming that our misguided policies over the past sixty-years (since the death, essentially of FDR) have finally led to the bankrupting of our economy. With the Fed now printing money left and right, it is not so much the Chinese we need fear, but those "enemies within" (enemies domestic) such as the author of this book whom we need to guard against. For people such as they go on perpetuating the myth that we have done nothing to bring these disasters upon ourselves, while insisting, instead, that it is everyone else's fault.
For the most part, the book itself should be dismissed, but the general premise on which it is written-- is this rising competitor, China, a threat to the US? In the face of our declining economy and moral authority we need to learn to ask the right questions of what actually has led to the decline of US power in the global arena. That will in turn lead to the right answers and help us gain insight as to why there have been all these "missteps" over the years to counter-- feebly at times and fearmongeringly in other instances-- the deleterious effects of our own policy fiascos.
Indeed, if ever there was a clear and present danger, it surely would be a book such as this. For lousy scholarship is the bane to the existence and continuation of our Republic as it obfuscates the truth and keeps us from critical self-examination. When we pay homage to such fears as may be stirred up by this kind of jingoistic pseudo-scholarship, it tends to lead to blind obedience and amounts to no less than an intellectual cop-out and in this case, industrial suicide of the assisted kind. For a people too lazy to think for themselves will always blink in the face of fear and be led down the primrose path by yet another Pied Piper, another Hitler rising up from our midst.
Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote:
Obedience,
Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth,
Makes slaves of men
We know better and are better. The battle fronts here in our midst-- poverty of body, soul and mind; paucity of well-thought through policies and sound practices; practically non-existent leadership at virtually all levels; and failure on the part of both politician and body politic alike to preserve, protect and promote the Constitution and our most sacred values and ideals... the list goes on.
The sooner we learn to exorcise trash, PR and propaganda from our midst, the better prepared will we be to face the challenges that await us, as that will lead to the long-suppressed exercise of our freedoms and intellect, which in turn will usher in a new era of awesome creativity, the onrush of new solutions to age-old systemic problems. The result will be no less than a cultural renascence in which the arts, not pop culture, will flourish and free us from the bondage of our fears, ignorance and prejudices. It will be the rising tide that lifts all boats and spirits, an up swell that is the expression of all our pent-up, welled-up aspirations and frustrations as a democratic republic eager to live up to her noble character. We must first confront our ghosts, goblins and skeletons before going on a witch hunt or go looking for a bogeyman. Our enemies at all times have been both foreign and domestic; it is high time we recognized which is the worser, else we will be swallowed up, not by the Chinese, but by our own demons.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Navarro's War
Comment: It is hard to take this book seriously. It is a rant in language calclated to engender rage and despair among American readers, particularly those affected by competition with China. Allegations are, however, unsupported by numbers and facts. Quotations are identified only by the name of the source, hence cannot be checked. Very little consideration is given to the most dangerous source of possible warfare, the conflict over Taiwan. There are no references for each chapter.
Navarro may have a following among some investors and businessmen. This book does him no credit, and surely does nothing for his reputation as an analyst of international affairs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What is it really about?
Comment: "The Coming China Wars" by Peter Navarro is probably one of the most advertised China-related books this year. For weeks it nailed the small Adsense box on my Inside-out China blog (apparently Google did a good job of matchmaking), and I got so tired of seeing it all day everyday that I deleted Adsense. The book thus made my blog ad-free.
The question is whether it is worth the advertising money or a reader's time.
In all fairness, this book does highlight some extremely difficult problems that are facing not just the United States, but the entire world. Resource, especially energy shortages, environmental degradation, the threat of international conflict and widespread poverty and inequality are very real and very serious issues.
It is strange, though, that Navarro would attribute so much of the cause of these to China, given that all of these issues have been pointed out again and again by many people since the original publication of The Limits to Growth in 1972. Certainly at that time nobody was expecting that China would be what Navarro repeatedly calls "the world's factory floor."
What is true about China, is that it has been remarkably fast in its track to catch up to the United States. Again, at least since 1972, people have asked the question "what would happen if everyone in the world had the consumption habits of the average American?" Now, with the world's most populous country about ¼ of the way there, perhaps the answer is clearer, and it is certainly frightening. With India, and other countries in Asia, also getting ready to rocket ahead, stopping China in its tracks, as this book admonishes, even if it were possible, is not a good answer.
The world is faced with some real tough times and some very creative solutions are going to be called for. Telling people in China, or any developing nation, to give up getting rich quickly is much like telling American's to give up 80% of their wealth. It generates anger and outrage, but doesn't accomplish anything. The book recommends a very serious effort by the United States government to deal with energy and environmental issues. That is laudable advice, but the American centric focus is not productive. The things being talked about above are global in nature and no single country can carve out a solution in isolation. There is a strong need to cooperate and share human and information resources. More importantly, and this will be very difficult indeed, huge investment by developed countries into developing countries may be the only viable solution. Unfortunately, the book does not provide any useful suggestions for progress on these issues.
It has always amazed me that the people who are most critical of China are precisely those that don't seem to be able to break from the one literary form perfected under Communism. "The Coming China Wars," with the exception of the last chapter, reads very much like the official texts I recited as a child during the Cultural Revolution. No tarnish or impurities have been introduced in this Made in America diatribe against the horrors of the red enemy in the east. Chapters open with quotations from, usually, respectable people or publications, then continue on in declarations that are not backed by any evidence. Presumably the quotations were imbedded in writings that did contain evidence, but Navarro dispenses with that.
In keeping with this form, little that is said in "The Coming China Wars" is explicitly false, it is simply somewhat twisted in its logic. If America does something it is good. If China does something it is bad. It matters little what the thing is, or if it is the same thing. I got a real kick out of the statement: "Whereas the United States focuses on ensuring the security of the international oil market, China has adopted a 'bilateral contracting approach' in which it seeks to lock down the physical supplies of the oil-producing countries." That focus on ensuring security is probably not apparent to most people living outside the United States. And of bilateral agreements, it is best not to forget the Shah of Iran and the response to his ousting that brought Saddam Hussein to the forefront.
If you are going to read the book anyway, you'd be better off skipping the first eleven chapters and going straight to the 12th. After struggling through the text, the last chapter seemed like a breath of fresh air, but it is only in comparison to the rest of the book.
What the last chapter contains is a sequence of policy recommendations that, though rather twisted in their presentation, do have some coherency. To save you a little bit of pain, let me summarize them here:
* Consumers should shy away from products made in China and let retailers and manufacturers know that they are doing this.
* People should pressure government officials to get serious about dealing with issues related to China.
* Businesses should diversify manufacturing away from China and increase quality control on products made in China.
* As a nation the United States should learn to live within its means which means not running a trade or budget deficit.
* The federal government should
1. Push for strict adherence to the principles of free trade.
2. Pass laws making currency manipulation strictly illegal.
3. Prosecute to the full extent of the law anyone involved in piracy or counterfeiting and closely monitor internet sales of pharmaceuticals.
4. Increase the inspection of foods and pass laws to increase accountability for any tainted products.
5. Undertake a massive program to remove the dependence of the US on foreign energy supplies.
6. Condemn China for its abuse of veto power on the UN Security Council, then remove China as a permanent member of that body.
7. Increase spending on programs such as the Voice of America and do more diplomatic work abroad.
8. Agree to strict carbon controls and impose a corresponding carbon tax on all products regardless of country of origin.
9. Prohibit US companies from working with Chinese authorities to identify internet users.
10. Pay more attention to Taiwan and pressure China to decrease its nuclear arsenal.
11. Increase the budget spent on counter espionage.
12. Increase NASA's budget and focus funding on private space ventures.
This was not really put forward as a 12 point plan, but all that expanded spending does seem appropriate for a campaign year.
I have, of course, saved the best policy recommendation for last. This actually falls under the heading of what voters should do and it is:
* "Help spread the word! Give your copy of The Coming China Wars to a friend, or donate your copy to your local library."
And such self-promotion is not out of character with the rest of the book. #
(Xujun Eberlein is the author of Apologies Forthcoming)
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Coming China Wars
Comment: This book is a most informative book detailing the causes of the massive changes taking place in the western world today through the agency of China. China is affecting everyone. A must read book. Wayne Butcher
Customer Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly scholarly and a must for anyone concerned about America's greatest potential military threat.
Comment: China has over one billion people and the largest military in the world. Now in a newly revised and significantly expanded edition, "The Coming China Wars" is a discussion of what many politically savvy Americans fear, something that may or may not be inevitable - war with China. Explaining the root problems of growing conflicts between the United States and China, yet with the optimistic message that there is still hope for civility and friendship between the two, "The Coming China Wars" is surprisingly scholarly and a must for anyone concerned about America's greatest potential military threat.
China's breakneck industrialization is placing it on a collision course with the entire world. Tomorrow's China Wars will be fought over everything from decent jobs, livable wages, and leading-edge technologies to strategic resources such as oil, copper, and steel...even food, water, and air. In The Coming China Wars, best-selling author Peter Navarro previews all these potential conflicts--and reveals the urgent, radical decisions that must be made to avoid catastrophe. You'll learn how China's thirst for oil is driving nuclear proliferation in Iran, genocide in the Sudan, even Japan's remilitarization. You'll discover China's shocking role in the drug trade and how its reborn flesh trade may help trigger tomorrow's worst AIDS crisis. Navarro also reveals how China has become the world's most ruthless imperialist...how it is promoting global environmental disaster...and, perhaps most terrifying of all, how this nuclear superpower and pirate nation may be spiraling toward internal chaos. The threat is real. We all must come to understand it and then act! Start here and now by arming yourself with the information and insights of The Coming China Wars.The "China Price": Conquering the world's export markets The real story behind China's "weapons of mass production" China versus U. S.: The "blood for oil" flashpoints The coming U.S./China showdown over oil Pirate Nation: China's state-sanctioned thievery How China's counterfeit drugs and products can literally kill you Triggering tomorrow's worst AIDS crisis China's 21st century flesh trade: The seeds of a global health disaster "Peter Navarro has captured the breadth of areas where China and the United States have fundamental conflicts of business, economic and strategic interests. He puts this into a global context demonstrating where China's current development course can lead to conflict. His recommendations for nations to coalesce to respond to the challenges posed by China are practical. This book should be in the hands of every businessperson, economist and policy-maker." --Dr. Larry M. Wortzel, Chairman, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission "The Coming China Wars is a gripping, fact-filled account of the dark side of China's rise that will be of interest to anyone interested in this complex and fascinating country.Navarro makes no pretense toward searching for the middle ground in the China debate. He issues a call to arms for China and the rest of the world to act now to address the country's mounting problems--pollution, public health, intellectual property piracy, resource scarcity and more--or risk both serious instability within China and military conflict between China and other major powers." --Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations "What Al Gore does for climate change, Peter Navarro does for China. This book will hit you right between the eyes. A gargantuan wake-up call." --Stuart L. Hart, S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University, Author of "Capitalism at the Crossroads" "The Coming China Wars has a wealth of fascinating information about the impact of China on the world and the perils it creates. Because of China's great importance, this is a book we should all read." --D. Quinn Mills, Alfred J. Weatherhead Jr.Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School "This is a well researched and illuminating book and is a necessary counter to a large body of opinion that posits an inevitable and even peaceful rise of China and chooses to ignore most of the author's message. " --Richard Fisher, Vice President, International Assessment and Strategy Center
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