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How Western analysts and leaders confuse their projections, here about China, with reality, hnece, fail to grasp what is actually happening. This violates Sun Tzu's first precept: know yourself and know your adversary. (Art of War, 3:18)Uwe Parpart that Xi is not resurrecting Mao and moving away from Deng, in fact, just the opposite.Ideologically blinded Western analysts and officials consistently miss the point. China’s state is the least ideological, most ruthlessly pragmatic entity in the world. To the extent its leaders succeed, they do so by achieving prosperity and security by whatever means necessary to meet their objectives.... Asia TimesMisreading Xi and the rise of Li Uwe Parpart
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How Western analysts and leaders confuse their projections, here about China, with reality, hnece, fail to grasp what is actually happening. This violates Sun Tzu's first precept: know yourself and know your adversary. (Art of War, 3:18)How Western analysts and leaders confuse their projections, here about China, with reality, hnece, fail to grasp what is actually happening. This violates Sun Tzu's first precept: know yourself and know your adversary. (Art of War, 3:18)Uwe Parpart that Xi is not resurrecting Mao and moving away from Deng, in fact, just the opposite.Ideologically blinded Western analysts and officials consistently miss the point. China’s state is the least ideological, most ruthlessly pragmatic entity in the world. To the extent its leaders succeed, they do so by achieving prosperity and security by whatever means necessary to meet their objectives.... Asia TimesMisreading Xi and the rise of Li Uwe Parpart
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Uwe Parpart that Xi is not resurrecting Mao and moving away from Deng, in fact, just the opposite.
Ideologically blinded Western analysts and officials consistently miss the point. China’s state is the least ideological, most ruthlessly pragmatic entity in the world. To the extent its leaders succeed, they do so by achieving prosperity and security by whatever means necessary to meet their objectives....Asia Times
Misreading Xi and the rise of Li
Uwe Parpart