Category Archives: Publications

Top Five China Books of 2014

LAURA CHANG 12.23.14

As the editor of ChinaFile’s Books section, I have the privilege of meeting and interviewing some amazing writers covering China today—academics, Continue reading

Books of the Year:Page turners

The best books of 2014 were about the South China Sea, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Kaiser Wilhelm II, the publishing of “Ulysses” and capitalism in the 21st century

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Striving for Wealth and Truth in China, in Face of Monolithic Government-‘Age of Ambition’ and ‘Leftover Women’ Gauge Social Upheaval

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Evan Osnos writes of the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo, whose picture is being carried by Chinese protesters. Credit Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Evan Osnos appears to be almost as entrepreneurial, intrepid and creative as the strivers whose linked portraits Continue reading

China: Chen Xiwo banned book published in English

By Aimee Hamilton / 6 October, 2014

Chen-XiwoFrom left to right: Harvey Tomlinson from MakeDo Publishing, Chen Xiwo and translator, Nicky Harman at English PEN. (Photo: Aimée Hamilton)
Chen Xiwo, described Continue reading

CDT eBook: Decoding the Chinese Internet

September 15, 2014 9:42 AM

Posted By: Anne Henochowicz

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A Tale of Two Summers by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

September 10th, 2014
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The century’s sun has set in blooded clouds.

— Rabindranath Tagore, “Sunset of the Century,” December 31, 1900 Continue reading

China in 12 Books


Posted 11:00am Wed Aug 27th, 2014 by heather budimulia

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Viewing a country through an author’s lens is one of the best ways to understand a country or culture. But with millions of books on the market, Continue reading

Writing China: Jack Livings, ‘The Dog’

5:32 pm HKT Aug 19, 2014 CULTURE
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Jack Livings’ new book, ‘The Dog’. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Continue reading