I've never been one to wrap myself into conspiracy theories. I don't believe countries are so resourceful that they can behave in such a monolithic fashion so as to covertly fool the world of their intentions. It just doesn't happen. Whether it be China or any other country.
But, as long as we're on the subject of books, there is one called "Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Changing the Global Balance of Power", written by David Aikman. That is an eye opening book as well. He covers many correlations between the rise of Christianity in China and the rise of China itself.
Sorry to reply so late...but I never said they’re fooling EVERYONE. Neither does the author of the book. It’s just that the people in power in this country DON’T CARE. They’re short-sighted people who won’t see past the end of their political careers, much less past the end of their lives. And others are profiting considerably by it, and have no real loyalty to this country.
The considerable political power being given to China through our trade policies has come back in the form of China buying-out US media, academia, & industry. His book is extremely well-researched. I’ll check out that book you mentioned, you should also give IN THE JAWS OF THE DRAGON a try.