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Matthew Tiffany: Ha Jin’s latest spy novel explores U.S.-China intrigue and misses the boat

ha-jinAuthor Ha Jin’s latest novel, “The Boat Rocker,” follows an expatriate journalist who becomes embroiled in intrigue as he investigates a most unusual novel. Steven Senne The Associated Press. Continue reading

Q. and A.: Ha Jin on Patriotism, Exile and ‘A Map of Betrayal’

By YONGXI WU APRIL 3, 2015 10:34 AM April 3, 2015 10:34 am
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Ha Jin‘s latest novel, “A Map of Betrayal,” tells the story of Shang Weimin, a Chinese mole within the C.I.A. He adopts the name Gary, Continue reading

‘A Map of Betrayal,’ by Ha Jin

By BEN MACINTYRE  NOV. 7, 2014

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Many years ago, the F.B.I. coined an acronym, MICE, to describe the motivations of the spy. Continue reading