Books to know and understand China: history, literature, detective stories, biographies. In the context of an economic slowdown due to the epidemic, companies are taking protective measures such as working at distance or limiting travels. We have more time for reading. Hereby some books on China that I really liked, particularly the one by Jonathan Fenby. His book is a powerful account of a country whose history needs to be understood if the West wants to comprehend the role of China in the present and future. A book of rigor, truthfulness and readability.
Few countries on earth have suffered a more bitter history in modern times than China. In the second half of the 19th century, the country was viewed as doomed to extinction. Yet from this long trauma, China has emerged amazingly in the last four decades as an economic powerhouse set to play a major global political role. Its future poses one of the great questions for the 21st century as it grapples with enormous internal challenges. Understanding how that transformation came about and what China constitutes today means recognizing how the past influences the present . As Confucius said : To see the future, one must grasp the past.
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