Ultimate insider[1]
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="version">version</span>".</p><p><span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xiong">Xiong</span> <span word="Guangkai">Guangkai</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> - <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="more">more</span> "<span word="official">official</span>".</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xiong">Xiong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="stature">stature</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="general">general</span>". <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span>, <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Jiaotong">Jiaotong</span>, <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>-<span word="making">making</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="formulated">formulated</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="exhibits">exhibits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="objectivity">objectivity</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravitas">gravitas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Situation">Situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Strategy">Strategy</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="watchers">watchers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="leaves">leaves</span>.</p>
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