Quotes About China

A prominent Indian analyst, Brahma Chellaney of the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi, described China's frontier strategy of constant outward pressure on its borders as one of 'salami slicing': 'A steady progression of small actions, none of which serves as a casus belli by itself, yet which over time lead cumulatively to a strategic transformation in China's favour.

In China it's common for people in restaurants to complain about food. The Chinese can be passive about many things, but food is not one of them; I suppose this is one reason they've ended up with a first-rate cuisine and a long history of political disasters.

The history of China, like the history of any great culture, was written at the expense of other stories that have remained silent.

the American press tended to portray a China that was overwhelmingly negative and Beijing-centered. And yet like any waiguoren in China, I knew that I had access to a great deal of information that was unavailable to the Chinese, and as a result I often felt as if I understood the political situation better than the locals. It was impossible to avoid this type of arrogance, even though I realized that it was misleading and condescending, and I was careful not to voice my opinions openly.