PositiveThe Wall Street JournalA useful perspective for those too focused on Western precedents for Asia’s direction ... Throughout, Mr. Khanna’s focus is more pragmatic than ideological, and he prizes governments for the concrete services they provide to their people. Thus he has little patience for Western intellectuals who deem liberalism beyond reproach ... it would be premature to interpret recent moves as evidence of a permanent shift, as Mr. Khanna appears to do ... Similarly misguided is Mr. Khanna’s attempt to portray a suspicion of China’s reliability as a Belt and Road partner, along with worries over its strategic designs, as a uniquely American obsession. In his telling, Europe is skeptical of U.S. criticisms of China. But European businesses are similarly fed up with broken Chinese promises over access to China’s market. Meanwhile, telecom providers in Germany, France and the U.K.—worried about alleged Chinese-government involvement and possible spying—are backing away from their use of equipment made by the Chinese telecom company Huawei ... offers a valuable and thoroughly researched analysis of one course that the region may take.
