In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book-length to a country he has known intimately for decades, and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. Drawing on historical records as well as his conversations with Chinese leaders over the past forty years, Kissinger examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy, and negotiation throughout its history, and reflects on the consequences for the global balance of power in the 21st century.
Since no other country can claim a more powerful link to its ancient past and classical principles, any attempt to understand China's future world role must begin with an appreciation of its long history. For centuries, China rarely encountered other societies of comparable size and sophistication; it was the "Middle Kingdom," treating the peoples on its periphery as vassal states. At the same time, Chinese statesmen-facing threats of invasion from without, and the contests of competing factions within-developed a canon of strategic thought that prized the virtues of subtlety, patience, and indirection over feats of martial prowess.
In On China, Kissinger examines key episodes in Chinese foreign policy from the classical era to the present day, with a particular emphasis on the decades since the rise of Mao Zedong. He illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, Richard Nixon's historic trip to Beijing, and three crises in the Taiwan Straits. Drawing on his extensive personal experience with four generation of Chinese leaders, he brings to life towering figures such as Mao, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping, revealing how their different visions have shaped China's modern destiny.
With his singular vantage on U.S.-China relations, Kissinger traces the evolution of this fraught but crucial relationship over the past 60 years, following its dramatic course from estrangement to strategic partnership to economic interdependence, and toward an uncertain future. With a final chapter on the emerging superpower's 21st-century world role, On China provides an intimate historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of the 20th century.
Henry Kissinger served as national security advisor and then secretary of state under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and has advised many other American presidents on foreign policy. He received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Medal of Liberty, among other awards. He is the author of numerous books and articles on foreign policy and diplomacy and is currently the chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.
两个世纪之前的天廷洞开在一个外国人看来,清廷的对外态度是自然地沿袭了中华帝国的傲慢,但结果却是以夷制夷反被夷制,想谋定而动却被大势所趋。这让我反思一个“无能的清政府”的教科书结论是否显得太过单细胞。长久的清高加上不断的自我麻痹给了我们沉痛的教训。对于我们这...
评分《我将是你的镜子》本来是波普艺术家安迪·沃霍尔的一本访谈录。1982年,这位艺术家曾经有一次中国之旅。在这个给他奇异灵感的国度,这场被安排的旅途并不愉快,却留下不少诡异的照片。如今看来,吸引我们注意的倒不一定是那个苍白的西方人,反而是北京中八十年代初北京的风貌...
评分一直以来,我对于外国人对中国的观察记录都保持着浓厚兴趣,每遇到一本都会毫不犹豫地读完。每种相异文化背景都会带来一种截然不同的视角。透过他们的眼睛去看那些我们早已熟悉的人和事,物与景,会有让人觉得陌生的熟悉感。这种违和感对于我来说常常是种乐趣。 这本书覆盖了1...
评分二战以后,绥靖变成了一种常常被滥用的政治指控,向对立阵营的任何示好甚至仅仅是“不强硬”都会被人和慕尼黑、张伯伦之类的词联系起来 很多人都忘了,尽管对战争的可能性估计不足是二战爆发的重要原因,但恰恰是正好相反的情形导致了一战爆发 基辛格在他的《大外交》里用非...
评分中国的事,有时候外国人看得更明白。 倒不是因为别的什么原因,一是旁观者清,二是身在墙外。 透过老外的眼睛看看自己,不仅能更清楚的了解自己,而且也能知道外面人的视角和思维。 在当下这个时刻,更有价值。 新华社“勿谓言之不预”之后,王老师马上又要访美了。按照新乡时...
Not a diplomatic theoretical argument, not even a scholarly writing on Sino-US relations, typical "China's old friend" stance makes Kissinger a holy cow, permeated the naive students of the school of China studies. 2.5/5
评分#地铁阅读系列# 虽然读这本书是为了了解官方历史教科书回避的那些部分,但另一方面这本书也很生动地展现了美国高层决策的思路,有助于对美国政治文化的了解。而基辛格对三代领导人的评述也是引人入胜的,从这本书来看,我觉得蛤蛤的贡献一定程度上被民众低估了,可能大家都在关注他的绯闻吧。
评分书名叫论中国,其实是中美外交关系史的流水账。贯穿全书的势,孙子,积极防御等等基本是吸引美国人的Sino-American的风格。对于中国人来说,唯一值得重视的是这本书的尾声部分。属于五星结语。可惜基辛格因为越战在美名声不佳。不知道有多少neoconservatives会听听他的看法。PS:中国不高兴这本脑残书算是被介绍到美国了。
评分啃完了不容易!
评分基辛格真是世界上最囉嗦的人之一
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