Gilley stated that the official government of China had removed as much as 10 percent of the content from the book in the Chinese language version, whereas the English language version was also modified to suit what the Chinese government deemed appropriate for Chinese and non-Chinese audiences to see. Gilley is quoted as saying, Kuhn responded in the January/February 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs: According to The Wire China, in the 17 years since his book’s publication, "Kuhn has regularly deflected accusations that he is a propagandist for the Chinese government. Instead, Kuhn says, he has spent the past few decades 'helping the world understand China and China understand the world' — efforts he hopes are in the best interest of the U.S. and China.” After Jiang Zemin died on November 30, 2022, Kuhn published his personal reflections, concluding, "History will be kind to Jiang Zemin." References 1944 births Living people 21st-century American biographers American business writers American investment bankers American science writers Johns Hopkins University alumni MIT Sloan Fellows MIT Sloan School of Management alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni