Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win
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Summary
Peter Schweizer says that， in a quarter century as an investigative journalist， this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted。
That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising。 What is wholly new， however， are the number of American elites who are eager to help the Chinese dictatorship in its quest for global hegemony。
Presidential families， Silicon Valley gurus， Wall Street high rollers， Ivy League universities， even professional athletes - all willing to sacrifice American strength and security on the altar of personal enrichment。
In Red-Handed， six-time New York Times best-selling investigator Peter Schweizer presents his most alarming findings to date by revealing the secret deals wealthy Americans have cut to help China build its military， technological， and economic might。 Equally as astonishing， many of these elites quietly believe the Chinese dictatorial regime is superior to American democracy。
Schweizer and his team of forensic investigators spent over a year scouring a massive trove of global corporate records and legal filings to expose the hidden transactions China’s enablers hoped would never see the light of day。 And as Schweizer’s past bombshells like Profiles in Corruption， Secret Empires， and Clinton Cash all made clear， there are bad actors on both ends of the political spectrum。
Exhaustively researched， crisply told， and chilling， Red-Handed will expose the nexus of power between the Chinese government and the American elites who do its bidding。
That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising。 What is wholly new， however， are the number of American elites who are eager to help the Chinese dictatorship in its quest for global hegemony。
Presidential families， Silicon Valley gurus， Wall Street high rollers， Ivy League universities， even professional athletes - all willing to sacrifice American strength and security on the altar of personal enrichment。
In Red-Handed， six-time New York Times best-selling investigator Peter Schweizer presents his most alarming findings to date by revealing the secret deals wealthy Americans have cut to help China build its military， technological， and economic might。 Equally as astonishing， many of these elites quietly believe the Chinese dictatorial regime is superior to American democracy。
Schweizer and his team of forensic investigators spent over a year scouring a massive trove of global corporate records and legal filings to expose the hidden transactions China’s enablers hoped would never see the light of day。 And as Schweizer’s past bombshells like Profiles in Corruption， Secret Empires， and Clinton Cash all made clear， there are bad actors on both ends of the political spectrum。
Exhaustively researched， crisply told， and chilling， Red-Handed will expose the nexus of power between the Chinese government and the American elites who do its bidding。
Reviews
James Francis McEnanly
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Who's on our sideOne would assume that the people in charge of American businesses and industries would have the interests of their native land at heart。 This book goes into great detail as to why this is not necessarily so。 Who's on our sideOne would assume that the people in charge of American businesses and industries would have the interests of their native land at heart。 This book goes into great detail as to why this is not necessarily so。 。。。more
Rob Alexander
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Extremely informative and enlightening。 Also very disturbing to recognize how intertwined and embedded the Chinese communists have become in our government and society。
Richard
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Very interesting read。 Hard to believe those in power are getting away with the things that Schweizer writes about。 There needs to be a major shift in the leadership we are electing and their self-serving behavior needs to be dealt with。
Bill Younce
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Great Read！This book exposes how unbelievably greedy our elected officials "the elite" have been in enabling China to infiltrate their will into our society with the end game in sight to change our democracy。 The elites only Religion is money and privilege for themselves， fuck the people！ Our media is complicit and is enabling this to happen。 Very discussing！！！ Great Read！This book exposes how unbelievably greedy our elected officials "the elite" have been in enabling China to infiltrate their will into our society with the end game in sight to change our democracy。 The elites only Religion is money and privilege for themselves， fuck the people！ Our media is complicit and is enabling this to happen。 Very discussing！！！ 。。。more
Christopher J Mann
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An Eye OpenerWhile one expects our politicians to be self-serving and occasionally duplicitous， learning that many of our institutions of higher education and research act similarly is disappointing。
Carol Haldy
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Pretty scary book。 The list of people/parties/organizations beholden to China is overwhelming。
Ira Smith
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Peter Shweizer has noted that the research for this book was the scariest research he’d ever done。 The results are beyond scary。 The author meticulously details the corrupt ties between the CCP and our political elite on both sides of the aisle， tech companies， Wall Street and higher education。 He is remarkably detailed about the ties that the Bidens have to the CCP。 Alarming and devastating， this book is a must read for every concerned citizen。
Kenneth Humphrey
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I was interested in this book and wanted to learn more about how China is a threat。 There's no doubt this book is well-researched but I just couldn't stay with it。It's a laundry list of Chinese names and dry facts strung together that can be overwhelming。 Even for a non-fiction book there wasn't much of a narrative。 I found myself flipping pages without intaking the content。Putting aside the book for now。 Maybe when China's economy finally collapses this will serve as a good look-back reference I was interested in this book and wanted to learn more about how China is a threat。 There's no doubt this book is well-researched but I just couldn't stay with it。It's a laundry list of Chinese names and dry facts strung together that can be overwhelming。 Even for a non-fiction book there wasn't much of a narrative。 I found myself flipping pages without intaking the content。Putting aside the book for now。 Maybe when China's economy finally collapses this will serve as a good look-back reference to see what the author got right and which elites went down with the ship。 。。。more
Patrick Duran
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Schweizer closes his spectacular book with an Upton Sinclair quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it。" Truer words have not been spoken。 The gross level of corruption within our government， the tech industry and academia and their ties to Communist China through illegal means in some circumstances， but at the very least immoral or unethical actions， shows us the dire nature of our country's future as a consequence of their Schweizer closes his spectacular book with an Upton Sinclair quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it。" Truer words have not been spoken。 The gross level of corruption within our government， the tech industry and academia and their ties to Communist China through illegal means in some circumstances， but at the very least immoral or unethical actions， shows us the dire nature of our country's future as a consequence of their malfeasance。 Everybody should be aware of how some of our traitorous citizens are becoming wealthy by enabling China in their quest for global dominance， while at the same time either ignoring or excusing the horrible civil rights injustices being perpetrated on the Chinese and Uyghurs。 。。。more
Mark Voreis
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When the Numidian King Jugurtha returned home from Rome， he declared “I have found a city for sale“。 SSDD
Lanie Loos
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Too late？I had trouble following the trail of companies that many of the elite have in their dealings with China， but no trouble in understanding the result。 How sad that our high tech people have so little respect for the country that has allowed them to develop their products。 I guess money means more than human life。 I wonder if any of us would give up anything for someone else。
Bill
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Really enjoyed this， since it wasn't just biased against one political party。 Really enjoyed this， since it wasn't just biased against one political party。 。。。more
Fred Fanning
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Wow， that is all I can say about the information provided in this book。 I don't understand why these people aren't in jail。 If it were me or any average American， we would be。 Red-Handed is well-written and fact-filled。 I also appreciated the narration。 Wow， that is all I can say about the information provided in this book。 I don't understand why these people aren't in jail。 If it were me or any average American， we would be。 Red-Handed is well-written and fact-filled。 I also appreciated the narration。 。。。more
Jrobert
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What a book！ So much true information but hard to keep all the different companies and their initials straight。 Could only digest one chapter per day。 Had to put the book down and walk away at times as well。 Oh what a web the Chinese have woven here in the USA。 Thoughts of many people and institutions are toast。 I encourage everyone to read this book。
Ruth Kamau
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3。5 stars。I was loving this book but chapter eight was a joke。 I expected the same level of information relevance that were present in the previous chapters， but nooooo。。。。 the author just went on a tangent。 Shoulda focused more on other universities instead on focusing on Tsai and LeBron James。In the end， this was pretty eye-opening。
Joe Petitjean
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This book is very distressing Peter， looks at the underbelly of Washington political families The Bush family the Clinton family and Wall Street tycoons think that giving millions of dollars to China will help in rich them them They all think China is our Friend。 Then you have the Biden crime family who will sell their soles to China just to make a buck。
Carlos Gonzalez
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It’s a very nasty web of greed comes to light。 But of course it depends on what side of the fence you stand on。 Peter does a great job of connecting the dots and yes both sides of the isle are at fault。 In other words we are all effed。 Jk but maybe。
Bob Rose
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This book is a must read。 Peter Schweizer explains in detail how the elites of both parties enrich themselves at our expense。
Ruth
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Totally disturbing！Members of both parties and Wall Street are guilty of betraying our country。 A must read！！！
Marialyce （absltmom， yaya）
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This is such a distressing book， one that many the American should probably read。 It covers a very unsettling concept， that we are literally be sold out to China， which really means the Chinese Communist Party。 Peter Schweitzer， has written for the New York Times， Wall Street Journal， Los Angeles Times， USA Today， National Review， Foreign Affairs。 He knows of what he writes of including a plethora of emails， documents， and through investigation into the category we know as the elites。The Bidens， This is such a distressing book， one that many the American should probably read。 It covers a very unsettling concept， that we are literally be sold out to China， which really means the Chinese Communist Party。 Peter Schweitzer， has written for the New York Times， Wall Street Journal， Los Angeles Times， USA Today， National Review， Foreign Affairs。 He knows of what he writes of including a plethora of emails， documents， and through investigation into the category we know as the elites。The Bidens， the Bushes， The Pelosis， former Senators and current members of the Senate， Feinstein， McConnell and others） and members of Congress， former Secretaries of State （Henry Kissinger， Madeline Albright to name a few）， former Congressional leaders （John Boehner） are deeply entrenched in "business' in China。 What Mr。 Schweitzer points out to the reader is that all Businesses in China are connected to the CCP。 These 'ties" go back a long way and are particularly disturbing considering our current leaders are deep into this play for pay， prestige， and power。 These seem to be the great aphrodisiacs for these families。 He does mention Hunter Biden and his famous laptop which of course provides so much of what we now know is true。 Even included in the number of sell outs is the Trudeau family so the US is not the only one finding itself in the quagmire of self-serving leaders。Not to be left out is the titans of Wall Street， and the social media kingpins， like Mark Zuckerberg， Tim Cook， Jack Dorsey et al。 One tech giant， the Alibaba company， led by Jack Mar。 works closely with a US company on developing such programs such as facial recognition something quite useful to China as a way to identify the Uyghurs a group they wish to do away with。 It's a troubling concept that the first person the head of China， （CCP） Xi Jinping， went first to see Mark Zuckerberg while in the States instead of the president。 All of these intertwining companies share information on its citizens， have opened up the illegal stealing of our intellectual properties， making China grow into a position where it will eventually surpass the US。 Scary stuff indeed！To leave out Wall Street would also be a mistake。 Many of the titans of Wall Street also take rose-colored glasses look at China。 If we are making money， then the harsh realities of a dictatorship can be pushed aside。Peter Schweitzer names names and shows connections that can be proven and not denied。 He and his team spent over a year of dig deep investigative reporting to bring his findings to us。 It's a look also at how so many have gone soft on the Chinese atrocities。 They give benevolent comments that seem like a slap on the wrist while countless numbers have been killed， imprisoned， and disappeared。 One recent example of this was Nancy Pelosi's urging our athletes at the Olympic Games to say nothing harmful because this is their culture。 （a claim made to excuse their atrocities）If this information in the book is untrue， Mr Schweitzer would be sued by the grievants but they of course want this to be buried along with possibly millions of people killed by the CCP。 The mention of Tienanmen Square （where the CCP killed thousands） also elicits the same response of this is the way we needed to go forward to control the "dissidents"， for to be a dissent in China means a likely end of life。 （It's their culture and we have our own racial problems in the US is another standard response）I realize many of us scoff at this book possible saying the coined phrase of Russian interference， or disinformation。 Think， if this book details disinformation why is it not challenged？ Perhaps， and this is the scary part， it is all true。 This is not a book that takes sides， it is one that presents information and lets we， the reader take it from there。 It was certainly a huge wake up call to this reader。 I will be the first to acknowledge that we are in deep trouble and need to be alerted to what we hear， what we watch， and how we adapt ourselves in a world of lies and deceit。One other addendum was the fact that guest speakers， political pundits， and experts on policy， on TV should have their connections to China made know to the public watching。 In that way， we， the public， would know where their allegiances lie。Bottom line is China is not our friend。 Their goal is to emerge as number one in all fields and to that end they will step all over the US， aided by our own citizens，（the elites） to achieve that goal。 。。。more
Chris Cook
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Truly a frightening and infuriating book。 I’ve always believed that hard left progressives are just pure evil， And I used to think it was just a difference in opinion between good hearted Democrats and good hearted Republicans。 I know now that although， I am right about the progressives， I’m wrong about the two parties。 It’s not Democrats vs Republicans， it’s “elites” vs the rest of us。 China owns the tech giants and the tech giants and Wall Street own our politicians。 And now China also has a s Truly a frightening and infuriating book。 I’ve always believed that hard left progressives are just pure evil， And I used to think it was just a difference in opinion between good hearted Democrats and good hearted Republicans。 I know now that although， I am right about the progressives， I’m wrong about the two parties。 It’s not Democrats vs Republicans， it’s “elites” vs the rest of us。 China owns the tech giants and the tech giants and Wall Street own our politicians。 And now China also has a stake in many of our politicians。 And we’re being sold down the river by all of them。 And the most infuriating part is that many of these corrupt “leaders” are already immensely wealthy。 So the fact that they’re willing to sacrifice our country and their fellow Americans for just a few more millions of dollars is sickening。 If those people have a soul at all， it’s black with rot and I’d advise them to enjoy their limited time here。 。。。more
David W。
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Excellent book。 Ir attacks all the corrupt politicians， Democrat and Republican alike。 Makes me wonder how the USA can survive so much incompetence and greet。。
Wanda Keith
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Peter Schweizer has done it again with a expose of a Government run by elites who become rich from their ties to the very people they were elected or appointed to protect us from。 He then takes us to the entertainment and sports elites who have become wealthy beyond our dreams and who bow down to foreign leaders who wish to one day take over our country。 One example is LeBron James who refuses to call out China for their treatment of ethnic groups as he is heralded as an idol in China。 Schweizer Peter Schweizer has done it again with a expose of a Government run by elites who become rich from their ties to the very people they were elected or appointed to protect us from。 He then takes us to the entertainment and sports elites who have become wealthy beyond our dreams and who bow down to foreign leaders who wish to one day take over our country。 One example is LeBron James who refuses to call out China for their treatment of ethnic groups as he is heralded as an idol in China。 Schweizer brings us up to date on the Biden Crime Family and how they have become wealthy from their ties to China and Ukraine。 However， he presents a fair and balanced book by including members of both parties who have benefited from their previous and current positions。 He includes the Bush family， the Trudeau family， the Pelosi's， Kissinger， Gates， McConnell's， Clinton's， etc， who are all recipients of great wealth thanks to China and other foreign powers and Schweizer spells out how it is done。 He also digs into big tech， Ivy League universities， and Wall Street。 Kissinger once stated， "When the Chinese don't need us， they are going to be very difficult to deal with。" We are getting very close to the time when China will have reaped all they can from America; their goal is 2049。 Please read this book to see some suggestions from Schweizer on how to turn this around。 I'm hoping it's not too late and that someone is listening。 。。。more
Wesley Dietz
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Must read。 And they impeached Trump for a phone call。 Recommend "The Hundred Year Marathon" by Michael Pillsbury to compliment this。 Must read。 And they impeached Trump for a phone call。 Recommend "The Hundred Year Marathon" by Michael Pillsbury to compliment this。 。。。more
John E。
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Corruption and collaboration revealedSchweizer does it again。 This well documented book shocks the conscience and sends a chill up the spine of even moderately patriotic Americans。 The depth and breadth of corruption and collaboration by our elites will blow your mind。
Jack
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excellent bookI knew that politicians and universities were deeply connected to China， just because of the money involved。 One of my former business partners was a Clinton crony with strong ties to the DNC。 He and his DNC buddies were traveling to China， starting businesses and partnerships with China and generally raking in money。 It seemed wrong to me so I cut off my relationship。 At the same time George Mason University connected with the Confucious Institute and began getting donations。 That excellent bookI knew that politicians and universities were deeply connected to China， just because of the money involved。 One of my former business partners was a Clinton crony with strong ties to the DNC。 He and his DNC buddies were traveling to China， starting businesses and partnerships with China and generally raking in money。 It seemed wrong to me so I cut off my relationship。 At the same time George Mason University connected with the Confucious Institute and began getting donations。 That was 2005-2006。 Since then， things have gotten worse by orders of magnitude。 When you read this book， you'll see the tip of the iceberg。 Politicians all kinds， high profile athletes， elite universities and big businesses are grabbing tons of money and flying top cover for china even when its bad for the USA。 Read this book。 It just scratches the surface of how bad things are， but it shows that we're in trouble。 The last chapter， on how we fight back is worth the price of the book。 We need to start holding our politicians， universities and businesses accountable for what they are doing， before it's too late。 。。。more
Jill Grubb-travoss
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MUST READ！！Quite an eye opener。 Should be required in all colleges。 His best book yet。 Hard to put it down。 Sharing！！
Dave Osmond
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Anecdotally， we've all know for a long time that the CCP has been using is financial prowess to sway American policy， but Schweizer's expose' highlights the the depth of their massive "buy-off" of powerful Americans and institutions。 There are some appalling revelations in here that will make you scratch your head and wonder if there's anyone left among the American political and business "elite" that aren't all-in with China。 Anecdotally， we've all know for a long time that the CCP has been using is financial prowess to sway American policy， but Schweizer's expose' highlights the the depth of their massive "buy-off" of powerful Americans and institutions。 There are some appalling revelations in here that will make you scratch your head and wonder if there's anyone left among the American political and business "elite" that aren't all-in with China。 。。。more
Twobchelm
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This read is an excellent argument for term limits 。 It explains how the elite families and the well connected deal with China landing lucrative business opportunities all while professing to be against Chinas humanity violations。 I believe it borders on treasonous and illegal acts that are ignored because of the elite players！ The end always justifies the means… it’s a very sad description of the undermining of our country and giving China a prominent place in the world。
Clare Dinnocenti
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