This document discusses a book called "The School of Sun Tzu: Winning Empires without War" that describes how China developed a methodology based on Sun Tzu's teachings over 2,300 years ago to end a 200-year war. This methodology established a government that is still in place today and is the longest-standing government institution. The author argues that we can learn from China's experience in strategically generating collective action to address today's troubling times and make progress on issues like global peace and environmental protection.