sentences:  "Reflections on Chinese History, according to Spinoza "is the second part of a small book published in 2000, "Chine trois fois muette "("China's Triple Silence") published in 2000.In the first part, titled "On China and Contemporary History "("Essai sur l'histoire contemporaine et la Chine "("On China and Contemporary History"), Billeter contends that China's recent history cannot be fully understood when viewed in isolation, as Chinese historians, Western specialists, and Chinese and Western mainstream opinion tend to do.A deeper understanding of China's recent history requires that we situate it amid the “chain reaction” triggered by the birth of capitalism in Europe and its progressive worldwide spread.