On China
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On China
| Author | Henry Kissinger |
|---|---|
| Published | 2011 |
| Pages | 586 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Henry Kissinger’s account of Chinese statecraft from the Opium Wars forward, built around his own record of negotiating with Mao, Zhou Enlai and Deng. Part history, part memoir by a participant — to be read as both. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, as “Kissinger On China”, June 2025. Full set of replies: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Henry Kissinger — the author and a participant in half the events.
- China · Geopolitics — the subject.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.