Loved it. This book wasn't long enough! I don't understand the bad reviews. I'm not sure what people expected. It's a fairly large book, with a modest cover, and is simply titled, On China. I personally expected an account of China from the perspective and experiences of Henry Kissinger and that ...
The value of this book isn't in the quality of its writing (Kissinger isn't a great writer), or in its scope (he glosses over huge parts of China's history), but in the author's direct experience of participation in China's rapprochement with the West. He shares personal recollections of events ...
The information density of this book is enormous. This took quite a bit of perseverance in the beginning but I got used to it later in the book. The angle from which Kissinger views the balance of power and the different perspectives in cultures and peoples is very enriching. His style is very re...