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A Day in the Life of an Internet Censor

China’s social media boom let its people speak out — but its censorship network silenced them. One of those censors reveals what happens behind the...

Islamic China with Rian Thum

Islam has been part of China’s religious and cultural fabric for over a millennium, yet often it is seen as a foreign element. The author...

How China’s Independent Bookstores Survive

Even as restrictions tighten in Beijing, independent bookstores in Chengdu have flourished — showing how offline community and public debate can thrive. But it’s hard.

Zhang Feng on China’s New Media

The social media blogger explains how censorship works in the era of WeChat, and talks us through a changing media landscape, in our new column...

King Lear And China’s Big Leader Kultur

Shakespeare has much to teach us about the hubristic fragility of despotic leaders, from the tyrants of the mid-20th century to those of today. But...

Resolute Reading for 2026

Resolving to read more in 2026? We have you covered with five recommendations, from an essay collection of Tibet to a colloquial history of China’s...

Nan Z. Da and Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare and Mao

Two literary scholars explain what Shakespeare can tell us about China under Mao, and the nature of tyranny, in a China Books Review event at...

Chinese Horror with Xueting C. Ni

Horror writing has an unsavory reputation in China, but comes with a long history and is full of biting social commentary. The translator of a...

Best China Books of 2025

Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Our annual round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by...

Donate to CBR and Receive Our Yearbook!

Support our work at China Books Review by giving a tax-deductible donation this giving season — we'll send you a complimentary issue of our printed...

Logging Unpaid Hours

When a state-run sawmill from the Mao era privatized and eventually closed, its female workers were denied fair compensation. Its story doubles as an alternate...

New Fiction from China

2025 has seen a bumper crop for Chinese literature in translation. We recommend five recent titles, from gritty tales of the northeast to conjoined fiction...

China Books Review

A Day in the Life of an Internet Censor

Islamic China with Rian Thum

How China’s Independent Bookstores Survive

Zhang Feng on China’s New Media

King Lear And China’s Big Leader Kultur

Resolute Reading for 2026

Nan Z. Da and Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare and Mao

Chinese Horror with Xueting C. Ni

Best China Books of 2025

Donate to CBR and Receive Our Yearbook!

Logging Unpaid Hours

New Fiction from China

April 14, 6-7:30pm; Washington, D.C.

Book Club: Everyday Movement

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