Past meetings on Peter Schweizer books and other books about China, action taken, etc.

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Traditionally, each month’s “Reference Materials” section includes, inter alia, book reviews from –

The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post

All three appear to have shirked their duty!!!

And to quote Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” – “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”!!!

(1) Ordinarily, copies of a new book are given by publishers to news organizations SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE PUBLICATION in the hopes they will review the new book in order to spur initial sales.

(2) “Blood Money” by Peter Schweizer was released by Harper Collins on 2/27/2024 and, within 3 weeks, had shot to No. 1 on the NY Times’ Non-Fiction Bestseller List.

(3) Not only the NY Times, WSJ and WaPo appearing to shirk their duty to provide reviews with searches on their own websites for “Schweizer” producing nothing recent --

(4) But even a Google search for “book review” as an exact term and the inclusion of “Schweizer” and “blood” and “money” (since it is only possible to specify one exact term) – producing no results from any other recognizable publication!!!

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My guess???

Harper Collins decided that Peter Schweizer and his books on the Peoples’ Republic of China are so well known (many of which shot to the top of the charts) – that no reviews are needed to spur initial sales.

So Harper Collins must have decided NOT to provide advance copies to any news organizations in order NOT to clutter the scene.

And have the consumer actually read the book rather than become distracted by the opinions of others.

Though, of course, reading when ordering the book, its description on Amazon.com which almost-invariably quotes the book’s dust jacket.

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This “Reference Materials” Section

Nonetheless, this section is still provided because, in the past, many “reference materials” in addition to book reviews have been posted in “Reference Materials” sections for prior meetings as our members distinguish between facts as Ref Mats, and their own opinions which are posted in each month’s “Participant Comments” section.

Respectfully submitted,

John Karls – 3/24/2024
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Past meetings on Peter Schweizer books and other books about China, action taken, etc.

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Materials for past meetings can be accessed by scrolling down because after the first 8 sections of this website which are numbered, there is in reverse chronological order a cluster of 4-5 sections for each meeting.

Past meetings focusing on China --

With Peter Schweizer –

5/18/2022 - “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win” by Peter Schweizer (HarperCollins 1/25/2022).

With others –

10/18/2023 - “No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers” by Robert Lighthizer, President Trump’s International Trade Representative who negotiated most of the deals that re-captured American jobs (Broadside Books 6/27/2023).

10/16/2019 - “Tech Titans Of China: How China’s Tech Sector Is Challenging The World By Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global" by Rebecca A. Fannin (Nicholas Brealey Publishing 9/3/2019).

3/14/2018 - “American Tianxia: Chinese Money, American Power and the End of History” by Prof. Salvatore Balbones [Policy Press 9/15/2017).

2/10/2010 - “When China Rules The World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order” by Martin Jacques (Penguin Press - circa 12/31/2009).


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ACTION TAKEN

(1) 10/26/2023 (following the Lighthizer book) - LETTER TO PRES. BIDEN RE EXPORTING AMERICAN JOBS & SALE OF OUR CROWN JEWELS TO PAY FOR CONSUMER-GOODS IMPORTS. – please see viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2420&sid=8aaff2b27 ... 5998763777,

(2) 3/14/2018 – (following the Tianxia book) – “SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION” E-MAIL CAMPAIGN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP RE HOLDING CHINA RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTH KOREAN ACTIONS – please see viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1719&sid=8aaff2b27 ... 5998763777.


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REAL POLITIK – HAS TAIWAN BEEN PRUDENT ENOUGH TO BUY/DEVELOP SUFFICIENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO DETER CHINA?

This was posted 12/3/2023 in our website’s Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) but has not been selected (at least not yet) – please see viewtopic.php?f=150&t=2440&sid=8aaff2b2 ... 5998763777.
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