ways dark truth china non fiction book presents observations state contemporary china book considered anti chinese harsh critique chinese society culture written time china grip considerable civil strife claimed source china problems lay fundamental defects ethnic characteristics chinese people book bestseller united_states met highly reactions supporters detractors praised periodicals denounced missionaries including condemned general indictment race banned government china world war book fell obscurity reprinted white nationalist publisher subsequently gained renewed popularity japan japanese translation published background based author experience living china year worked journalist educator new_york joining december served vice consul shanghai december january march book released november summary contents introduction describes book honest attempt present facts unpleasant sentiment writers china attempts bright hopes dark facts argues existing literature available west favor china demands political publishers interests major categories foreigners china missionaries government officials notes china virtues speak stranger deal important know shortcomings chapters describes conditions witnessed china shanghai depicted noisy den crime poverty disease comparatively wealthy compared rest country interior country difficult access lack infrastructure unsafe travel constantly famine starvation asserted chapter cause china present misery lies fundamental defects exist ethnic characteristics chinese people chapters explains believes defects states prominent characteristic chinese mentality opposed gives examples lied chinese employees government officials notes driven service relentless lying lie merely pretext highly trait chinese indifference fellow suffering large number personal second hand anecdotes argues chinese people world completely unable basic human sympathy gratitude people chinese feel behave cruel fashion view foreigners targets taken advantage traits identifies typically chinese lust money lack sense personal lack critical thinking skills obsession hollow rites believes traits notable china leaders educated strata poor masses analysis historical documents leads believe recent product present chaos deeply traits china national character concludes outstanding characteristics chinese people enable peoples deal enable chinese deal chapters discusses funded charitable organizations china especially missions points united_states given million philanthropy china charities china secular hospitals schools generally preyed chinese people charitable workers seek help charities subject rampant looting arson mob violence chinese people government refuses prosecute violence anti propaganda party described worse stage aid china suggests america actually propaganda missionaries sincere hard working finds suffer extreme ultimate goal reforming chinese missionaries states ignored overwhelming evidence degree care education sickness chinese culture calls end missionary charitable work china chapter seven details sheer horror china ongoing civil war factions competing power china believes leaders men fixed higher motivations apart desire man china good men weak felt end chaos violence explains chapter addiction chinese peasants compelled plant local administrators pay armies extent districts heavily planted food officials lie international community efforts suppress trade contrast chapter praises positive influence japanese china japanese considered loyal brave reliable honest people polar chinese provides account claims probably provoked chinese aggression similarly sees japanese decision invade fitting response contest covert violence japanese waged praise puppet state blessing thirty million chinese living achieved stability millions concludes informed observers grateful japan role dealing china finally chapter backward chinese america legitimate problem asia asks deal nation spends aid money respect loans attacks foreigners ignores international drug laws protect foreign investment engage productive diplomacy nations warns americans chinese kindness weakness respond type positive reinforcement chinese highest lowest argues acts life concentrated mean benefit clan contrast believes chinese understand force respect strength advocates united_states naive thinking adopt policy stern insistence rights cruel abuse strength including loans strict conditions holding foreign concessions reception hit list united_states noted book given lavish praise bitter abuse leading newspapers america advertised china mother india magazine described unorthodox picture chinese praise writing current history approved book comprehensive frank discussion conditions china book takes strongly negative stance china brown argued makes book welcome written recent years conclusions shape america far eastern policy especially praised study social life customs chinese claimed capable observer weeks disposal china appears volume praise echoed found work brilliant outspoken negative criticism contrast nation criticized writing apology japan painting chinese alike different japanese similarly negative assessment published observed chinese easily write similar book emphasizing activities prove satisfaction americans constituted branch white race republican concluded review book presentation observations runs thread ill considered bias words look writers truth china prominent critical work pages new_york_times condemned general indictment race lacks insight contains factual errors relies second hand accounts stated book convince people convinced likewise denounced book old hotel half truths ignorance managed observe accurately simple superficial things deeming conclusions found chapter particularly book detractors missionaries criticized reviewed book negatively variety periodicals including chinese recorder accused having gathered lot stories clever cynical unusually way negative reviews appeared missionary herald home abroad ways dark continues noted viewpoint historian called classic literature scholar referred attitude ethnic characteristics chinese people derivative anti chinese prejudice nineteenth century writers propagated writer described anti china book contrasts allegedly dirty chinese nation japanese book originally called chinese merry round title ultimately published quote poem rallying cry opponents chinese immigration united_states intended parody anti chinese prevalent united_states nineteenth century political responses navy strongly approved book thousand copies bought beginning distributing books free foreign journalists officials contrast china responded banning book china journalist reported chinese communists distributed copies book hopes conditions china revival japanese translation fifth printing imprisoned having accepted money registering foreign agent book printed white magazine published new edition barnes review edition subsequently translated japanese pair japanese instant success selling successive reissued mass market paperback noted japanese edition entitled truth dark continent china garnered widespread popularity members japanese right wing book praised magazine penetrating insight reporting true nature chinese witnessed translator likewise lauded book article written called book essential reading understand china argued ideas continue offer important lessons conducting sino japanese relations today book reviewed positively newspaper
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