Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Founder
Chapter 2: Shadow Diplomacy
Chapter 3: War by Other Means
Chapter 4: Chasing Respectability
Chapter 5: Between Truth and Lies
Chapter 6: Diplomacy in Retreat
Chapter 7: Selective Integration
Chapter 8: Rethinking Capitalism
Chapter 9: The Fightback
Chapter 10: Ambition Realized
Chapter 11: Overreach
Conclusion
Notes
Peter Martin is a political reporter for Bloomberg News. He has
written extensively on escalating tensions in the US-China
relationship and reported from China's border with North Korea and
its far-western region of Xinjiang. He previously worked for the
consultancy APCO Worldwide in Beijing, New Delhi, and Washington,
where he analyzed politics for multinational companies. In
Washington, he served as chief of staff to the company's global
CEO. His
writing has been published by outlets including Foreign Affairs,
the National Interest, the Guardian, the Jamestown China Brief, the
Diplomat and the Christian Science Monitor. He holds degrees from
the University of
Oxford, Peking University and the London School of Economics.
"Fascinating and engrossing, China's Civilian Army sheds new light
on the inner workings of Chinese foreign policy. Absolutely
required reading for anyone who needs to deal with China or seeks
to understand its rise." -- Kurt Campbell, White House Coordinator
for the Indo-Pacific and author of The Pivot: The Future of
American Statecraft in Asia
"There's never been a more important time to understand the
motivations that drive Chinese diplomacy. Peter Martin's superb
book delves into the history of China's diplomatic corps in way
that sheds new light on the nature of Chinese power today. It
should become required reading for anyone who hopes to understand
Chinese foreign policy." -- Stephen J. Hadley, Former US National
Security Advisor
"Peter Martin has decoded Chinese diplomacy in this fascinating and
carefully researched study. He describes how China's foreign
service evolved with the country from humble revolutionary
beginningsDLand became a voice for a new, rising China whose
self-confidence sometimes borders on arrogance. Martin's book
explains how China learned to talk like a global superpower." --
David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington
Post
"Martin's book is an absolute marvelDLa penetrating portrait of
China's political psychology, based on rich, insider accounts that
hardly any foreigners have accessed. Entertaining, learned, and
immediately useful, this is nothing short of a how-to manual for
understanding China's strategy in the world." -- Evan Osnos, staff
writer, The New Yorker, and winner of the National Book Award
"The United States simply cannot outcompete China without
outcompeting its diplomats and economic influence in Asia and
around the world. Martin's book skillfully captures the steely
determination of China to secure its interests abroad,
demonstrating the challenges facing the US and its partners and
underscoring the criticality of working together to develop more
coordinated approaches to China across the board." -- Michèle
Flournoy, former Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy and Co-Founder of WestExec
Advisors
"Peter Martin paints a deeply human portrait of China's emissaries,
pulling back the veil on their motivations and struggles." --Axios
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