Empire of Illusion: Frank Dikötter on Why China Isn’t a Superpower
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China. A nation of one point four Billion people. That in the lifetime of anyone over the age of thirty five has lifted hundreds of millions
And built a navy. Bigger than ours. How did China do it? And how frightened should we be? Frank DeCotter.
On uncommon knowledge now. Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge. I'm Peter Robinson. A native of the Netherlands, Frank Decatur holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Geneva. and his doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. For eighteen years a professor at the University of Hong Kong.
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