Pirated translations of Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People are available on most Chinese street corners, and it would appear Chinese Communist Party officials have picked up a few copies. Maoist China used to assert itself on the world stage by exporting [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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