Books like The hundred-year marathon by Michael Pillsbury

Henry Kissinger’s on‑the‑record, book‑length exploration of China’s diplomatic history, drawing on his conversations with four generations of Chinese leaders and archival research to chart the country’s strategic evolution from imperial past to 21st‑century superpower.

George Friedman projects the geopolitical shifts of the twenty‑first century, outlining future conflicts, power changes, and technological breakthroughs that will shape the world in the coming decades.

xx, 364 pages ; 24 cm

Unrestricted Warfare is a Chinese military treatise that argues asymmetric, multidimensional tactics—including terrorism—can be used to counter U.S. power, offering strategic insights for 21st‑century conflict.

From the Introduction... Adams was also a hard man. He did not aim to please, and he largely succeeded. He drove away many of his old friends and offended most of his onetime allies. He frightened his children and exasperated his long-suffering wife, Louisa. He was that rare politician who is happiest alone. He knew this and perpetually rebuked himself for his bearish manner, but he did not really wish to be otherwise. He lived according to principles he considered self-evident. Others of his contemporaries did so as well, of course; what set Adams apart was that his principles were so inviolable that he eagerly sacrificed his self-interest to them. As president he accomplished very little of his ambitious agenda in part because he refused to do anything to reward his friends or punish his enemies. Such inflexibility is a dubious virtue for a politician. It is, however, an estimable virtue for a man who needs to hold fast in the face of adversity.

The first edition of one of the most influential treatments of China's history and culture, more personal and polemic than the later editions.

China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon. Peer beneath the veneer of modernization since Mao's death, and the symptoms of decay are everywhere: Deflation grips the economy, state-owned enterprises are failing, banks are hopelessly insolvent, foreign investment continues to decline, and Communist party corruption eats away at the fabric of society. Beijing's cautious reforms have left the country stuck midway between communism and capitalism, Chang writes. With its impending World Trade Organization membership, for the first time China will be forced to open itself to foreign competition, which will shake the country to its foundations. Economic failure will be followed by government collapse. Covering subjects from party politics to the Falun Gong to the government's insupportable position on Taiwan, Chang presents a thorough and very chilling overview of China's present and not-so-distant future. - Publisher.