By the time one finishes reading this penetrating book of history, politics, and public health, the very real COVID-19 crisis of 2020 becomes a metaphor for China\'s quest for hegemony.
She then shows how China has asserted geopolitical influence in the neighboring South China Sea re.
She begins with China\'s suppression of people within its own borders.
Helen Raleigh shows how Communist China, like the virus that began there, has spread its influence aggressively around the world.
By the time one finishes reading this penetrating book of history, politics, and public health, the very real COVID-19 crisis of 2020 becomes a metaphor for China\'s quest for hegemony