Epstein Secrets

sclerosis. But the pessimism is unwarranted, because none of these three challenges is insurmountable. MODERNIZING MUSLIMS The Islamic world, from Morocco to Indonesia, comprises 1.6 billion citizens-more than one in five people on the planet. The vast majority of them share the common global aspirati

great enthusiasm, however, it has not abandoned its Chinese cultural roots. The Chinese look at their modern Chinese civilization and emphasize its Chineseness, seeing no contradiction. Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese

sclerosis. But the pessimism is unwarranted, because none of these three challenges is insurmountable. MODERNIZING MUSLIMS The Islamic world, from Morocco to Indonesia, comprises 1.6 billion citizens-more than one in five people on the planet. The vast majority of them share the common global aspirati

great enthusiasm, however, it has not abandoned its Chinese cultural roots. The Chinese look at their modern Chinese civilization and emphasize its Chineseness, seeing no contradiction. Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese

nes of defense, the Maginot Line or the Great Wall of China for instance, the aim of 21st century barriers in places like Israel or the US or Spanish Morocco have been less to stop a rolling armor blitzkreig than to slow the insidious movement of smugglers and spies and criminals, or the hopeful dashes of

cal system still smoking a bit from recent revolutions - and, of course, facing the pressures of a networked age. But she holds, strongly, a sense of Chineseness. Can we honestly expect to use mere prosperity to change China in a predictable, pro-American way? “Engagement” feels to Chinese like a demand to bec