Books: Starting “The Next Hundred Years’ War” by Eran Nitzan
Posted By RichC on October 7, 2023
This past week I started a book titled “The Next Hundred Years’ War” — it grabbed my attention from the ‘Preface’ and captured my attention to the point I could not comfortably put it down.
Eran Nitzan, served as Israel’s economic attaché in Washington DC, and began his book with the back and forth conversation at a social meeting with different Chinese representatives. The polite back and forth highlights the difference between an “open” democracy and the “restrictive” Communist party’s hierarchy in a heavily controlled society; those representing China had little interests in social conversation, polite humor or sharing their personal opinions. Perhaps most interesting was the comment from a Chinese delegate that “you can’t feed a billion and a half people with democracy” (see excerpt below the break).
I can’t wait to see where the book takes readers has Mr. Nitzan addresses “the impact of the imminent war between China and the United States.”
“You can’t feed a billion and a half people with democracy“
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