Stoletý maraton - Tajná čínská strategie, jak vystřídat Ameriku v roli globální supervelmoci a nastolit čínský světový řád – Pillsbury Michael (2019)

Michael Pillsbury, a sinologist and security analyst who has served as an expert advisor on China to the U.S. government since the Richard Nixon era, reveals in his increasingly relevant book, "The Hundred-Year Marathon," how China has been systematically and purposefully working for several decades to catch up to, and even surpass, its biggest rival – the United States – and subsequently become the first and only global superpower capable of dictating its own rules to the world. This strategic plan is known as the "Hundred-Year Marathon," as the final victory is expected to occur in 2049, when China will celebrate the centenary of the communist revolution and the founding of the People's Republic of China. As Pillsbury describes, the Chinese government approaches the realization of its long-term goal with great patience, skill, and even sophistication, drawing inspiration from its own historical experience and tradition: Few in the West realize that today's strategic thinking of China's conservative "hawks," who hold the reins of state power firmly in their hands, is fundamentally a product of ancient, yet still vibrant, teachings that originated during the Warring States period, over two thousand years ago. Meanwhile, China skillfully exploits ignorance and...