The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression by James Mann; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Jeff Riggenbach

Does America’s policy toward China make sense? In this vigorous look at China’s political evolution and its future, Mann explores two scenarios popular among our policy elite. The soothing scenario foresees the gradual spread of democracy and human rights. In the upheaval scenario, the contradictions in Chinese society between rich and poor and between the openness of the economy and the unyielding Leninist system will eventually lead to a revolution, chaos, or collapse.

Mann poses a third scenario: What will happen if Chinese capitalism continues to evolve and expand but the government fails to liberalize? And why should this matter to Americans? Mann explores this scenario and offers a startling vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact for decades to come.

"This little book, The China Fantasy, is worth more than many fat tomes. It will sharpen the minds and tongues of the China watchers and debaters no matter where they stand." —National Review

“Narrator Jeff Riggenbach’s deep voice reads the material straight from the page. His ‘no frills’ style and perfect diction never drop or mispronounce a word, allowing listeners to concentrate on the information.” —AudioFile

James Mann is the author of the New York Times bestseller Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet and The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, among others. He is currently author-in-residence in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Mann has also served as staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and other publications. He has earned a number of awards, including the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for best book of the year by a journalist and the Asia-Pacific Award for the best book about Asia.