Many jobs in the US have been disposed of because they can get the work done cheaper across seas.Although full of potentially useful information regarding what is currently the world's second largest economy, the book is marred by its alarmist rhetoric and overall reactionary tone. His suggestions on what we should do to counter China's growing dominance are naive at best. Peter Navarro, an assistant to the president, is the director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Start by marking “Death by China: Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action” as Want to Read: I'm well aware that there are legitimate issues with China, their government, foreign policies, regulations, business strategies, etc, but I don't think one needs to go quite this far to get certain legitimate points across. As an example, on page 34 when discussing the corrosive drywall that had a huge negative impact on the homes being rebuilt in wake of the disastrous hurricanes and flooding, the authors state the following, “As a middle-finger salute to this whole shoddy process, the corrosive drywall was then mixed and shipped to the United States without proper oversight or testing.” As a middle-finger salute? I realize that it is a “call to action,” but I don’t generally approve of sensationalist or manipulative language. Many US Industries have partnered with China to get these items imported into the states at a fraction of the cost. Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, was asked by Trump to do research on China, and turned to Amazon, the report said. I further witnessed China’s wolf warrior from its so called Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department, announced blatantly and in the uttermost undiplomatic manner that the Sino-British Joint Declaration which guarantees for Hong Kong “one country, two systems” till 2047 is a historical document and carries with it no significance whatsoever. How about these?Yeah, yeah, eye-catching, obviously hyperbolic title “Death by China,” right? And, I do avoid consumption of the Walmart/Hobby Lobby/ prelandfill stock.
Our shortsighted greed … there’s really nothing else to call it … has blinded us to the fact that we’re just digging our own grave. And, I do avoid consumption of the Walmart/Hobby Lobby/ prelandfill stock. That phrase is useful in describing this book.Some interesting assertions mixed with some plausible facts, but the author clearly has an agenda and is literally resorting to little more than scare tactics to get his message across.