Gerald's bravery in fighting evil until the end was demonstrated in his battle against cancer. Even after his relapse, he never ceased brainstorming and writing articles. In October, the journal Foreign Affairs ran the last article published by Gerald before his death. The topic, "Does China Matter?," was most thought provoking and caused quite a stir in academic circles. In fact, people are still talking about the article.
Based on a national strength appraisal index widely accepted by the academic world, Gerald compared the performance of China in terms of politics, economics, military and education with that of other advanced countries. He believed that China was actually a second-rank power and that it has misled the international community with its cunning maneuvers in foreign affairs.
This last strike by Gerald will keep us talking and thinking about him in the days to come.
Andrew Yang is the Secretary General of Chinese Council for Advanced Policy Studies (
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