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Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World

Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World

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  • Author：Clive Hamilton
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Summary

‘Heavily sourced， crisply written and deeply alarming。’ The Times

‘This is a remarkable book with a chilling message。’ Guardian

The Chinese Communist Party is determined to reshape the world in its image。

Its decades-long infiltration of the West threatens democracy， human rights， privacy， security and free speech。 Throughout North America and Europe， political and business elites， Wall Street， Hollywood， think tanks， universities and the Chinese diaspora are being manipulated with money， pressure and privilege。 Hidden Hand reveals the myriad ways the CCP is fulfilling its dream of undermining liberal values and controlling the world。

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Gilles Demaneuf ，

Important for its detailed analysis。A perfect reference book - many people and organisations are named。

Rishabh Sinha ，

Quite alarming

LJ Lombos ，

Well-detailed account of the CCP's united front work。 However， I find the examples a bit excessive to the point that it reads like a laundry list and not much remarkable。 Any original narrative seems to be consigned to the afterword。 A timely read nonetheless。 Well-detailed account of the CCP's united front work。 However， I find the examples a bit excessive to the point that it reads like a laundry list and not much remarkable。 Any original narrative seems to be consigned to the afterword。 A timely read nonetheless。 。。。more

Antigone ，

There are many voices in Australia currently sounding the alarm about the CCP。 This would be the Chinese Communist Party， which differs in great degree from the Chinese people - although the Party would prefer you not pay too much attention to that。 Yet the distinction is important。 Especially in an age when the charge of racism is being conscientiously applied to systems and behaviors。 The Chinese Communist Party likes to use such charges to further their reach into Western domains， and if clar There are many voices in Australia currently sounding the alarm about the CCP。 This would be the Chinese Communist Party， which differs in great degree from the Chinese people - although the Party would prefer you not pay too much attention to that。 Yet the distinction is important。 Especially in an age when the charge of racism is being conscientiously applied to systems and behaviors。 The Chinese Communist Party likes to use such charges to further their reach into Western domains， and if clarifications are made between opposing an authoritarian system of government versus opposing equal rights for a race of human beings， well， that's going to throw a wrench into the works of the CCP's blueprint for world domination。Australia is taking these distinctions very seriously， no doubt because it is struggling to combat the very real infiltration of Communist operatives， Communist funding， and assorted Communist stratagems throughout the fabric of its society。 Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg have written a book to let other nations know this is not an isolated intrusion。 Your country is currently experiencing this as well。 And they go on to tell you how。 In detail。This book is less a tale of the Chinese Communist Party's incursion into Western countries than it is a literal accounting of it - meaning the text reads very much like a directory of names， corporations， institutions， relationships， and enterprises that have already been influenced and/or infiltrated by the CCP's operatives and philosophical persuasions。 From government figures to financial companies， media outlets， colleges， think tanks， the arts and more; a host of identities are revealed and connections bared that should， in fact， concern us。 It's a very dry approach to conveying information that triggers the reader's instinct to scan， but that doesn't make its content any less relevant。 Or shocking。Those interested in tracking the Communist footprint as it travels through the networks of the modern world， should probably take a look at this。 。。。more

Trystanto ，

What a great book。This book outlines the way， in great detail， how the CCP tries to influence the world into working its narrative and facilitating its rise to power。 The authors listes hundreds of examples of how the CCP tries to influence the world， with money， threats， intimidations， etc。However， I am also disappointed at the same time。 This book feels like a list of Chinese influence operations， with little analyses。 I was hoping for a more in-depth analysis of how the CCP spread its influen What a great book。This book outlines the way， in great detail， how the CCP tries to influence the world into working its narrative and facilitating its rise to power。 The authors listes hundreds of examples of how the CCP tries to influence the world， with money， threats， intimidations， etc。However， I am also disappointed at the same time。 This book feels like a list of Chinese influence operations， with little analyses。 I was hoping for a more in-depth analysis of how the CCP spread its influence around the world。 Instead， I get a book filled with 90% of examplesI am also disappointed in how the authors only focus on the US， Canada， Europe， Australia， and New Zealand， with 99% of the examples coming from these countries。 As the title suggests: Exposing how the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World， I expect that I would get to see how the CCP influences countries in Africa， Asia， and the Middle East， especially in my own country， Indonesia。 However， 99% of the examples take place in Western Europe。 Perhaps the title would have to be changed to "Exposing how the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the WESTERN World" 。。。more

Julius ，

Die Autoren listen sehr detailliert auf wie die Kommunistische Partei Chinas politischen und gesellschaftlichen Einfluss auf den Westen ausübt。 Auf Militärisches und "nicht-westliche" Länder wird dabei nicht eingegangen。Mich stört vor allem die fehlende Einordnung。 Weder werden die Absichten der KPCH eingehend untersucht （abgesehen von "to transform the international order， to shape the world in its own image" （p。 1） und dem Selbsterhalt der Partei）， noch alle Maßnahmen zu einem gesamtheitlichen Die Autoren listen sehr detailliert auf wie die Kommunistische Partei Chinas politischen und gesellschaftlichen Einfluss auf den Westen ausübt。 Auf Militärisches und "nicht-westliche" Länder wird dabei nicht eingegangen。Mich stört vor allem die fehlende Einordnung。 Weder werden die Absichten der KPCH eingehend untersucht （abgesehen von "to transform the international order， to shape the world in its own image" （p。 1） und dem Selbsterhalt der Partei）， noch alle Maßnahmen zu einem gesamtheitlichen Framework zusammengefügt， noch Vergleiche zu den Aktivitäten anderer Staaten angestrebt。Das Buch ist also eine sehr gut recherchierte Liste an Aktivitäten der KPCH。 Ja， nu。 。。。more

Scott Bradfield ，

Factually interesting， but not written with any engaging flair。

Tim Ingate ，

In a word， terrifying

Chad ，

This is in many ways a groundbreaking piece of work。 I don't think anyone's ever published anything quite like it。 I found it fascinating and read it twice， taking notes the second time， and producing a review that can be found here:Battling Beijing’s Global Influence Network: A Lost Cause？My only criticism is that it does not address CCP infiltration of grassroots organizations and movements， only elites。 Even at the local level， the book still focuses on elites。 But connections between， for ex This is in many ways a groundbreaking piece of work。 I don't think anyone's ever published anything quite like it。 I found it fascinating and read it twice， taking notes the second time， and producing a review that can be found here:Battling Beijing’s Global Influence Network: A Lost Cause？My only criticism is that it does not address CCP infiltration of grassroots organizations and movements， only elites。 Even at the local level， the book still focuses on elites。 But connections between， for example， the Chinese Progressive Association and Chinese Consulate-General in San Francisco deserve a closer look， especially after the violence and election tumult in America in 2020。 The book does， after all， cite several Chinese consulates and embassies around the world as the focal points of influence and subversion。 There is a connection， for example， between Black Lives Matter and the Chinese Progressive Association， as there is between Black Lives Matter and Liberation Road， a Maoist entity that has become involved in US electoral politics。 Perhaps a subsequent edition might cover these issues。 。。。more

Lionel ，

I learned a great amount。 The style of writing was a bit repetive， but the book was really eye-opening。

Artie LeBlanc ，

There is SO much material in this book: but it would be much better presented as a website。The theme is serious and is tellingly conveyed: the surreptitious， wide-ranging， and very effective use of soft powere and contacts by the Chinese Communist Party to weaken the Western democracies， and to influence and intimidate widely around the world。 The chapters cover all the bases， but， if the authors know the detail， they will tell you the detail: I would have preferred to be able to dig for detail There is SO much material in this book: but it would be much better presented as a website。The theme is serious and is tellingly conveyed: the surreptitious， wide-ranging， and very effective use of soft powere and contacts by the Chinese Communist Party to weaken the Western democracies， and to influence and intimidate widely around the world。 The chapters cover all the bases， but， if the authors know the detail， they will tell you the detail: I would have preferred to be able to dig for detail in the fields that interest me。 The technique tells the story very powerfully: but it prevents it from being "a good read"。 。。。more

Tom McGuire ，

The text was more like a catalog of information than a narrative of a relationship between nations。 The authors did not give enough attention to the historical and cultural context of Chinese international relations。 The authors have contributed to the destructive forces of cold war rather than showing how to avoid it。

Jim Reynolds ，

A solid read。 What the book lacks in narrative， Hamilton makes up for in systematically and conclusively exposing key groups of influence for their complicit or active roles in supporting the CCP。 Hidden Hand explores what the CCP is doing to extend its reach， but doesn't speak much about its motives or defining characteristics。 As a result， it can read a little like Cold War propaganda; there's some vague entity threatening democracy to extend its sphere of influence。 And so what？ What makes Ch A solid read。 What the book lacks in narrative， Hamilton makes up for in systematically and conclusively exposing key groups of influence for their complicit or active roles in supporting the CCP。 Hidden Hand explores what the CCP is doing to extend its reach， but doesn't speak much about its motives or defining characteristics。 As a result， it can read a little like Cold War propaganda; there's some vague entity threatening democracy to extend its sphere of influence。 And so what？ What makes China any different to the US？ For a book that starts on the premise that it's improper to brush China off as 'just as bad' as the States， there isn't much insight into how they differ。The book is at its best when detailing how Chinese programmes feed into the broader policies of control and suppression， or even just documenting the shape and agenda of historical China。 There's not much exposition of China's relationship to Taiwan， for example， which would have better contextualised the purpose of the book。Still， a rewarding and insightful read for anybody interested in world politics。 。。。more

Rohit Kumar ，

This book made me like China。 Its operating after the assumption that china is evil。 Every Chinese anywhere in the world is a spy like how japs were thrown in concentration camps in USA during second world war。 Because？ Spies。 Duh。China is infiltrating the west so freedom and democracy is threatened！！ What？？ Oh boy。 West is the biggest threat to freedom and democracy。 Always has been。 Or have we forgotten colonialism。 When west went out to civilize everyone because they are the contractors of fr This book made me like China。 Its operating after the assumption that china is evil。 Every Chinese anywhere in the world is a spy like how japs were thrown in concentration camps in USA during second world war。 Because？ Spies。 Duh。China is infiltrating the west so freedom and democracy is threatened！！ What？？ Oh boy。 West is the biggest threat to freedom and democracy。 Always has been。 Or have we forgotten colonialism。 When west went out to civilize everyone because they are the contractors of freedom and it's white man's burden to endow us with freedom。A state （china） is doing whatever the fuck it wants to get what it wants。 Like every other state。Violating human rights？ Yeah I better hide away from the WMD that iraq had。 And all those sex slaves that isis had after the freedom that was bestowed in Iraq was another glaring achievement of the warriors of freedom that the West is。 。。。more

Lewis Woolston ，

Horrifying。 I don't know what else to say。 Utterly horrifying。 The authors have documented everything， they have been meticulous about verifying and providing sources for everything they say。 So unfortunately i have to conclude that this is true。 The world is slowly being gripped like a python in the suffocating， toxic embrace of the CCP。 We need to make a stand and we need to do it yesterday。 A world dominated by the CCP will be a dystopia。 Read this book and share it with everyone you know。 Horrifying。 I don't know what else to say。 Utterly horrifying。 The authors have documented everything， they have been meticulous about verifying and providing sources for everything they say。 So unfortunately i have to conclude that this is true。 The world is slowly being gripped like a python in the suffocating， toxic embrace of the CCP。 We need to make a stand and we need to do it yesterday。 A world dominated by the CCP will be a dystopia。 Read this book and share it with everyone you know。 。。。more

Jane ，

Das Buch beginnt mit der Klarstellung， dass es nicht um eine Kritik an China als Land， Kultur oder seinen Menschen geht， sonder um ein Aufzeigen von Verhaltensmustern einer politischen Partei， welche die Autoren als kritikwürdig ansehen。 Sie tun dies sehr fundiert und an vielfältigen Beispielen aus aller Welt。

Anil ，

It is a good Book telling how china influences the world。

Patrick ，

In Vancouver， Canada， a young lady who worked in the stock room of the city's luxury goods stores became， within a short time， one of the store's top salesperson， because she speaks Mandarin and could converse with the wealthy PRC customers。Indeed， such is the economic clout of many from the People's Republic of China。 Indeed， it is difficult for governments， institutions， and individuals to say no to money， or power， or popularity。But this is what we must do， if we even have a chance to stop Ch In Vancouver， Canada， a young lady who worked in the stock room of the city's luxury goods stores became， within a short time， one of the store's top salesperson， because she speaks Mandarin and could converse with the wealthy PRC customers。Indeed， such is the economic clout of many from the People's Republic of China。 Indeed， it is difficult for governments， institutions， and individuals to say no to money， or power， or popularity。But this is what we must do， if we even have a chance to stop China's aggressive stance to infiltrate and influence every aspect of our lives。 We must thank the authors for writing this exhaustively researched and well-written volume。 In spite of these known threats that China poses， many people， for reasons of self interest or pure greed， fall prey to China's overtures。 It is amazing how anyone who even comments on China's many gross human rights violations would be accused of racism or xenophobia。 We must make clear that what we are fighting is the system， and not the race。 And what is race anyway？ Someone might look Chinese， but was born in Paris， or London， or Sydney， and do not feel any allegiance towards or affection for China。 And yet according to the infinite wisdom of the Chinese Communist Party， THEY are the ones to decide who is Chinese。 This has shades of the infamous words of Vienna mayor Karl Lueger around the time of World War II， "I will decide who is a Jew！"Let's all take a stand and say a resounding "no" to China。 We don't want your money， and we don't want your propaganda。 The fight is difficult and often dangerous， but it is time we take a stand against this "bully of Asia" （the title of another excellent volume on the PRC by Steven Mosher）。Remember， we often underestimate dictators before it is too late。 Let us act before it is too late。 。。。more

Farah ，

It’s a well researched and well backed up book that I think everyone should read。 It’s worrying for far the CCP attempts to extend their control and worldview。

Norma Gaulton ，

Fascinating reading！ Will China take over the world？

Bob Manning ，

This book explains how there is really no Peoples Republic of China （PRC）。 The whole country is run and dominated by the Chinese Communist Party （CCP）。 It is an expose on what they are doing to eventually dominate the whole world。 They have many Chinese Communist organizations， with friendly and democratic sounding names， that get involved with many different organizations around the world with the intent on collecting information for the CCP， and getting them to support and speak well of Commun This book explains how there is really no Peoples Republic of China （PRC）。 The whole country is run and dominated by the Chinese Communist Party （CCP）。 It is an expose on what they are doing to eventually dominate the whole world。 They have many Chinese Communist organizations， with friendly and democratic sounding names， that get involved with many different organizations around the world with the intent on collecting information for the CCP， and getting them to support and speak well of Communist Chinese programs。 They do this by intimidation， bullying， and often giving or withholding large sums of money。 Their goal is to cover up their many human rights offenses， like their concentration camps， and to get support for their expansion plans like incorporating Taiwan and the south China Sea into China。 The authors describe in detail the organizations they are infiltrating include political parties， large corporations， universities， cultural organizations， and think tanks to name a few。 This is a must read for anyone interested in world politics。 。。。more

M N Thompson ，

Lacks Analysis and CommentaryThis reads like a very long list of bullet points albeit written in the form of paragraphs。 A real lack of critical analysis， commentary or any real conclusion - plus a total failure to join the dots。The title promises a lot but the content delivers very little。 Very disappointing indeed。

Sense Hofstede ，

This book’s contribution is putting together a comprehensive list of important and worrying facts and events。 However， unfortunately it is not much more than that。 All the points are simply strung together， often with little care， leading to some mistakes。 There is little theory to guide the argument nor reflection on how impactful certain connections really are。 There is no appraisal of the complicated interplay between Party and agents， who often have their own interests to use each other。 Wha This book’s contribution is putting together a comprehensive list of important and worrying facts and events。 However， unfortunately it is not much more than that。 All the points are simply strung together， often with little care， leading to some mistakes。 There is little theory to guide the argument nor reflection on how impactful certain connections really are。 There is no appraisal of the complicated interplay between Party and agents， who often have their own interests to use each other。 What we have are the research notes that would be the starting point for a more carefully ordered and precisely formulated inquiry into what the CCP is attempting to do and how effective that really is。 。。。more

Jimmy ，

The author named it "Hidden Hand" as specifically meant the Chinese Communist Party （CCP） being the "behind the scene" entity controlling various activities in other countries with sole purpose to benefit the CCP politics both internal and external of China。 The 400 pages book aggregates and identifies globally those persons and organisations who have vested interests from involvements with the CCP to support China 。。。 it contains 110 pages of "Notes" as references to the examples quoted in the The author named it "Hidden Hand" as specifically meant the Chinese Communist Party （CCP） being the "behind the scene" entity controlling various activities in other countries with sole purpose to benefit the CCP politics both internal and external of China。 The 400 pages book aggregates and identifies globally those persons and organisations who have vested interests from involvements with the CCP to support China 。。。 it contains 110 pages of "Notes" as references to the examples quoted in the content of the book， plus 20 pages of "Index" with names of persons and organizations （in Chinese too） mentioned in the book for cross reference。 Details of how the CCP operates， including the different organisations （both in China and in Western nations） and methods being used to infiltrate， lobby， fund and suppress are categorised in separate chapters 。。。• Political Elites （North America， Europe etc）• Party-Corporate Conglomerate• Chinese Diaspora• Media• Cultural Entities• Think Tanks and Thought Leaders• Academia• United Nations Organizations and AgenciesThis is a must read for anyone interested to know how broad and deep the CCP has successfully planted its seeds of influence and support in various countries and states over the last few decades。 One can judge after reading the book that money and greed are the key factors in China's ability to achieve its targets while there are Western persons and entities swayed easily when approached with financial baits or vested interest favours。 Hence， even a state or country may not be pro-China on the surface， but very likely there are already "hidden" hands awaiting to surface and take control once the climate prevails。 。。。more

Dominga ，

A very important read to understand the strategies of the CCP and their impact on the rest of the world。 Highly recommended。

Robert Patterson ，

"If we don't want our enemies to have weapons - why should we want them to have ideas - ideas are more dangerous" - XiAbsolutely disturbing analysis and account of the CCP's penetration of Western ideals， institutions via diplomatic， economic and cultural spy craft， persuasion， in attempts to dismantle resistance from within。 "If we don't want our enemies to have weapons - why should we want them to have ideas - ideas are more dangerous" - XiAbsolutely disturbing analysis and account of the CCP's penetration of Western ideals， institutions via diplomatic， economic and cultural spy craft， persuasion， in attempts to dismantle resistance from within。 。。。more

Sandra ，

Well， this was dizzying and terrifying。

Dr。 Christopher M Rayner ，

Alarming summary of the triumph of tyranny over liberty。 A worrying detailed review of the degree to which the Chinese Communist Party has penetrator and seeks to control Western institutions and governments。 Democracy appears to be under siege by a police state and the senior guardians appear content to take bribes from the enemy to hand them the keys to the state。

David Canford ，

This book is an eye-opener。 I skimmed through a fair amount of it as there is so much detail to absorb， but the central message came through loud and clear。 The Chinese Communist Party， CCP， is putting enormous resource into controlling the narrative about China and its goals。 Not only do western politicians fail to challenge it - who knew that Senate leader Mitch McConnell， married to the daughter of a wealthy Chinese businessman who has given the couple millions， absents himself from the floor This book is an eye-opener。 I skimmed through a fair amount of it as there is so much detail to absorb， but the central message came through loud and clear。 The Chinese Communist Party， CCP， is putting enormous resource into controlling the narrative about China and its goals。 Not only do western politicians fail to challenge it - who knew that Senate leader Mitch McConnell， married to the daughter of a wealthy Chinese businessman who has given the couple millions， absents himself from the floor when resolutions critical of China are to be voted on？ Across the political spectrum， many well-known names are supportive of the Communist Party’s narrative。 The same goes for business - Apple and VW to name but two - which turns a blind eye to safeguard their trade in China。 The CCP has also made significant inroads into western media and funded many western universities so that it has a lever to stop them criticising China thus preventing academic freedom of expression。 There seems little good news here - China’s ability to repress and misrepresent the truth appears to be growing ever stronger。 It kidnaps its citizens who dare to reveal the truth from foreign countries and intimidates Chinese immigrants in other countries into towing the party line。One bright spot was the refusal of the Mayor of Prague to be browbeaten。 As part of twinning his city with Beijing， China was insisting on the Mayor affirming that Taiwan was part of China。 He refused on the grounds that twinning was a cultural， not political matter。 Despite China’s threats that they would stop Chinese tourists visiting Prague， the Mayor refused and has twinned with Taipei instead。 。。。more

Micah Grossman ，

Pair this with Sarah Chayes’ On Corruption In America for a broad exploration of corruption and fragility in today’s superpowers。 Hidden Hand is the scariest book of the year I’ve read。

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