It would definitely be a mistake to assume that China was one monolithic culture - how could any nation that large be so homogenous? It must be extraordinarily varied. I do not know much of Chinese culture, really, but this seems like pure commonsense.

Fortunately, America is also not homogenous. Not all Americans will agree with or think like the author(s) of that book.

I can't really say much (unless I judge the book by its cover, haha) but it does seem fairly clear how the authors view China: as a threat to American and its interests. I don't know what to make of it when people trot out the usual suspects when talking about modern day China, as that one reviewer did:

"While reading this book, I was reminded of the few brave souls who warned the world about the perils of Nazism, Communism, and Islamic fundamentalism long before everyone else caught on. They were ignored, and the world paid the price. We have no excuse for making this mistake yet again."

Also, in the book's blurb, they mention how China's attacking America on various fronts: cyberspace, economic, military, espionage. That a growing nation strengthens its capabilities isn't exactly news, since the US is continually doing similar things itself. However, I take it that the book views Chinese research and development as initial stages in an attack, I guess.

I dunno. It sounds as if America is being painted as the victim in all of this, and their foreign and domestic policies are blameless. All I can say (or wish) is that people should take more interest in China to understand its path, to see where it came from and where it seems to be going. Not every growing non-North American (or "Western") nation is inherently scary, evil, or corrupt. (I remember hearing one of China's top economists saying that China isn't interested in global hegemony at all. If they are interested in anything remotely like that, then I think it's purely regional; it's no secret that China's interested in Taiwan.)