Hailed as "absorbing" by the New York Times and "suspense-filled" by Foreign Affairs, Patrick Tyler's A Great Wall became an instant classic; a must-read for anyone concerned with the complicated and combative relationship between the world's biggest and the world's most powerful nations. And no one could tell this story better than Patrick Tyler, veteran journalist and former Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times. Using brilliant original reporting from his years in China; interviews with presidents, secretaries of state, Chinese officials, and other key leaders; and 15,000 pages of newly declassified documents, Tyler illuminates a relationship usually shrouded in secrecy, miscommunication, rivalry, fascination, and fear. A Great Wall is essential reading for anyone interested in China and anyone concerned with the shifting dynamics of post-Cold War geopolitics.

Author: Patrick Tyler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 09/21/2000
Series: Century Foundation Book
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.14w x 1.31d
ISBN: 9781586480059
Revised Edition


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 11/19/2000 pg. 80

About the Author
Patrick Tyler is a veteran of the Washington Post and the New York Times. A former Beijing bureau chief, he is currently on assignment in Moscow.