Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win

Written by Peter Schweizer

Narrated by Charles Constant

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Peter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted. 

That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising. What is wholly new, however, are the number of American elites who are eager to help the Chinese dictatorship in its quest for global hegemony.   

Presidential families, Silicon Valley gurus, Wall Street high rollers, Ivy League universities, even professional athletes—all willing to sacrifice American strength and security on the altar of personal enrichment.

In Red-Handed, six-time New York Times bestselling investigator Peter Schweizer presents his most alarming findings to date by revealing the secret deals wealthy Americans have cut to help China build its military, technological, and economic might. Equally as astonishing, many of these elites quietly believe the Chinese dictatorial regime is superior to American democracy.

Schweizer and his team of forensic investigators spent over a year scouring a massive trove of global corporate records and legal filings to expose the hidden transactions China’s enablers hoped would never see the light of day. And as Schweizer’s past bombshells like Profiles in Corruption, Secret Empires, and Clinton Cash all made clear, there are bad actors on both ends of the political spectrum.

Exhaustively researched, crisply told, and chilling, Red-Handed will expose the nexus of power between the Chinese government and the American elites who do its bidding.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Jan 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9780063061170

Peter Schweizer

Peter Schweizer is the president of the Government Accountability Institute and the former William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is a number one New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into eleven languages.

Reviews for Red-Handed

[Hebert Espinosa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is a shame that people, from Wall Street investors to Silicon Valley leaders, from politicians to artists and sports players, are more than willing to sacrifice their principles in exchange for personal monetary gains while feeding off China with all the things (technology and science advancements for the most part) that would guarantee the US a competitive edge. This book provides, to a great extent, the facts that constitute evidence that this is happening.

[Stephen Karnell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So many things make more sense when you realize our own elite have been compromised by our adversaries. Thank you Peter for the illumination

[Ryan Griffith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Reading this in Sept 2023. It's crazy to see what has come out about Joe and hunters dealings with China. When this was all info that has been known about for a while because this author wrote about it in 2021. The book is an eye opener and a MUST READ!!! especially for commies I mean democrats

[DEBORAH · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you Peter, for telling us the truth, with such detail. Eye opening and stunning in depth data is greatly appreciated.

[phil miller · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I GOT A NICE, GENERAL OVERVIEW, ABOUT THE WAYS OUR RULING ELITES, HAVE HELPED THEMSLEVES TO RICHES, WHILE GROWING COMMUNIST CHINA, INTO A MONSTER, THAT THREATENS THE WHOLE WORLD, WITH THEIR TOTAL WORLD DOMINANCE. AMERICA AND THE WORLD, WILL RUE THE DAY, WE BEGAN LIFTING THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA TO THE POINT OF BECOMING AN INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY SUPER POWER, THAT LONGS TO RUN ALL ASPECTS OF THIS WORLD'S AFFAIRS. THEY INTEND TO REESTABLISH A CHINESE MERCANTILE EMPIRE, AND CRUSH ALL DISSENTERS, AS THEY GLEEFULLY DO, REGULARLY, IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.

[mark rose · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well researched, covered both sides and in depth on the issues.

[Cosmin Gauran · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing how the back room deals go. We are all idiots / serfs on somebody’s domain while the politicians and big business sleep in bed together, nevermind all the sweet talk of ideals and democracy

[cyberfender66 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's The Chicoms! I never knew to what extent the Communist octopus had it's tentacles! I now will never support any companies( to the best of my middleclass efforts) To never invest in those companies. Elon you rat bastard! To blazes with Linked in. What kind of strategies can our captains of industry, statesmen and average Joe do to counter this besides the words the author gave at the end of this book?

[Tracey Auer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A wealth of information! I’m better informed because of this book.

[Jonathan Kyser · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Non-partisan in politics. If you don't already know who China's allies in American business & politics are, read this book.