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Life has finally settled down for Jack Gold. But all this downtime has left him feeling out of shape and without purpose, as the world around him continues to change. When President Wang Yang loses his re-election bid in China, Jack fears that everything he's done for the country will be all for nothing, as Wang's successor is vehemently opposed to everything Jack stands for. When the government-provided security detail is removed and Jack finds his family in imminent danger, they relocate to the United States, where an opportunity to work within the United States government presents itself that Jack simply cannot turn down. Using the Declaration of Independence as his inspiration, Jack pens a document outlining China's misdeeds and the remedies that could bring true democratic change to the country of over one billion people. But the only way such a plan can succeed is if the government censorship over what Chinese citizens are able to access online is eradicated. This is no small undertaking, but if they can harness the power of social media and fight back against an onslaught of disinformation, the communist regime might finally be toppled. But when China invades Taiwan, it is up to Jack to take the decisive action to neutralize the threat and usher in democracy and freedom to the world's most populous nation. Written by Brad Good, who started living and working in the People's Republic of China in 1988, THE CHINA AFFAIRS is a series of four novels that take place in China. Good brings rare on-the-ground knowledge of contemporary Chinese political, social, and cultural issues, and associated international affairs. Jack Gold is an American in China who is recruited by an Israeli agent to penetrate the Control Center, China's broadcasting hub. (Book 1) Next, at great personal threat, China and the United States solicit his leadership in creating a new trade deal between the countries. (Book 2) Jack is then recruited by the President of China, with the use of artificial intelligence, to transform China and the lives of its citizens. (Book 3) After China elects a new president who returns the country to Communism, the President of the United States calls on Jack to lead a dangerous plan to fight back. (Book 4)

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Good's familiarity with Chinese politics, economics, and culture infuses his narrative with a wealth of details that lend realism to scenes of political wrangling and the minutiae of everyday life. -IndieReader Praise for The Control Center (Book 1) A high-stakes political thriller with a deeply romantic undertone ... With the way this book ended, I'm eager to find out what happens next. -Independent Book Review A provocative, exhilarating thriller set in modern-day China, The Control Center immerses the reader in the oblique worlds of love and political intrigue. Written by a China hand, this fun and gripping story spares nothing as it illuminates the precarious nature of living at the intersection of two of the world's superpowers. -Yum! China (KFC, Pizza Hut), Don Miller, Senior China Executive An unhurried but consistently engaging international tale with an atypical hero. -Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Trade Experiment (Book 2) Of love and politics-an international thriller with nearly everything on the line. -Independent Book Review Another well-written, globe-trotting installment in this deliberately paced series. -Kirkus Reviews

Good's familiarity with Chinese politics, economics, and culture infuses his narrative with a wealth of details that lend realism to scenes of political wrangling and the minutiae of everyday life. -IndieReader Praise for The Control Center (Book 1) An unhurried but consistently engaging international tale with an atypical hero. -Kirkus Reviews A high-stakes political thriller with a deeply romantic undertone ... With the way this book ended, I'm eager to find out what happens next. -Independent Book Review Good doesn't skimp on major developments and twists upending the international order as Jack and co. take bold, dangerous steps to open China. -Publishers Weekly Reviewer A provocative, exhilarating thriller set in modern-day China, The Control Center immerses the reader in the oblique worlds of love and political intrigue. Written by a China hand, this fun and gripping story spares nothing as it illuminates the precarious nature of living at the intersection of two of the world's superpowers. -Yum! China (KFC, Pizza Hut), Don Miller, Senior China Executive Praise for The Trade Experiment (Book 2) For every reader who enjoys immersion in rapid paced action thrillers, this book will satisfy -- not only as entertainment, but also as an opportunity to review China's position in the world. Very highly recommend. -Hall of Fame reviewer, Grady Harp Of love and politics-an international thriller with nearly everything on the line. -Independent Book Review Another well-written, globe-trotting installment in this deliberately paced series. -Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Probability of Success (Book 3) The Probability of Success has a lot of exciting new developments for returning readers. -Independent Book Review

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#1 Best Seller, written by Brad Good who started living and working in the People's Republic of China in 1988, THE CHINA AFFAIRS is a series of four novels that take place in China. Good brings rare on-the-ground knowledge of contemporary Chinese political, social, and cultural issues, and associated international affairs.Good has done business across the country and lived in a broad range of cities in China and Asia. He holds an MBA and Masters in East Asian Studies from the University of Chicago and a BA from U.C. Berkeley. He speaks fluent Mandarin and is a fifth degree blackbelt in Shaolin Kempo Karate. After spending COVID in China, Good now resides in Austin, Texas.

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