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Joseph Solis-Mullen joins the show to discuss his new book about China. He and Scott work through some of the most common talking points meant to make the American people fear a noninterventionist approach with China. They also cite a number of popular books about China and explain what they get wrong. 

Discussed on the show:

• The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger by Joseph Solis-Mullen
• Red Dragon Rising by Edward Timperlake and William C. Triplett II 
• “What the Heck is a ‘Scarborough Shoal’…?” (Libertarian Institute)
• Chip War by Chris Miller 
• The Avoidable War by Kevin Rudd
• “China: From Death Camp to Civilization” (LewRockwell.com)
• This Time Is Different by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff
• 1984 Red Dawn (IMDb)
• 2012 Red Dawn (IMDb)

Joseph Solis-Mullen is a political scientist and author of The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger. Follow all his work at his website. 

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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