TY - BOOK AU - Stone Fish,Isaac TI - America second: how America's elites are making China stronger SN - 9780525657705 (Hardcover) AV - JC 330.3 S881a 2022 U1 - 303.3/4 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Political leadership KW - Liderazgo político KW - Friendship KW - Political aspects KW - Public opinion KW - China KW - History KW - Opinión pública KW - Chinese KW - United States KW - Chinos en Estados Unidos KW - Foreign public opinion, Chinese KW - Relations KW - Estados Unidos KW - Relaciones KW - Foreign economic relations KW - Relaciones económicas exteriores KW - Race relations KW - Relaciones raciales N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and index; Introduction -- PART 1. HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE. The History of America's Influence on China -- Friends With Benefits -- America Consents -- PART 2. FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. Shangri La -- Hollywood Learns to Please Beijing -- Universities and Self-Censorship -- PART 3. WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... Friendship and its Discontents -- Defending the Rights of Chinese and Chinese Americans N2 - "A timely, provocative expose of our political and business leadership's deep ties to China: a network of people who believe they are doing the right thing-at a great often hidden cost to our society"-- ER -