Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition

INTRODUCTION

The Third Economic Hit Man Wave and China’s EHM Strategy

It’s important to emphasize that people everywhere are victims of the EHM strategy. We have been duped. Many of us have bought into the idea that our country is doing the right thing. That is true for Russians, Chinese, Brazilians, Nigerians, Americans, and people in so many places. Even though we are victims, we are also collaborators. The strategy works because we support it.

Since the time of the ancient Chinese, Persian, and Roman empires, the basic strategy has served those who seek to dominate others—both inside and outside their borders. Despite all the cultural and technological changes over the centuries, that strategy has focused on the same goal: the exploitation ...