This page lists bestselling China books, defined as any English-language book on or from China that was published in the last year, and which ranks in the top 15 in its category when ordered by its overall bestseller rank among books on Amazon.com. We update this list on a monthly basis. Please note that rankings are not final, only an indication of Amazon sales, which do not incorporate other editions or point-of-sale purchases. Blurbs are adapted from publisher copy.
Overall Bestsellers
Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Kristina Cho
A collection of California-style Cantonese recipes.
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Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
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New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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Daughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
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The Night Ends with Fire
K.X. Song
A fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan that follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny.
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Emperor of the Seas
Kublai Khan and the Making of China
Jack Weatherford
A history of the technological and political accomplishments of Kublai Khan.
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The Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
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On Xi Jinping
How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World
Kevin Rudd
An analysis of how Xi Jinping's political philosophy, 'Marxist-Leninist nationalism,' differs from that of his predecessors and shapes modern China.
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The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Ernest Scheyder
A look into what is needed to fight climate change, secure energy independence, and the impact China's domination of critical minerals will have on the geopolitical order.
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To Overthrow the World
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
Sean McMeekin
A global history of Communism tracing its ascent from theory to practice, from Marx to Mao.
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Vegan Chinese Food
Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits
A book of recipes for easy, delicious and plant-based versions of sixty well-loved Chinese dishes.
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Other Rivers
A Chinese Education
Peter Hessler
An account of two generations of students in China's heartland, chronicling a country in the midst of tumultuous change through the prism of its education system.
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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
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Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
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New Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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On Xi Jinping
How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World
Kevin Rudd
An analysis of how Xi Jinping's political philosophy, 'Marxist-Leninist nationalism,' differs from that of his predecessors and shapes modern China.
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The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Ernest Scheyder
A look into what is needed to fight climate change, secure energy independence, and the impact China's domination of critical minerals will have on the geopolitical order.
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To Overthrow the World
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
Sean McMeekin
A global history of Communism tracing its ascent from theory to practice, from Marx to Mao.
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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
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The Red Emperor
Xi Jinping and His New China
Michael Sheridan
A portrait of Xi Jinping that draws on intimate stories from the closed world of China's leading families and two decades of first-hand reporting.
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The Boiling Moat
Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan
Ed. Matt Pottinger
A scholarly argument that a robust military strategy for Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Australia, and Europe is essential for countering Beijing's aggression.
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The Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto
An analysis of the realities of the new post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new global nuclear arms race.
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The Struggle for Taiwan
A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
Sulmaan Wasif Khan
An account of the events that have left Taiwan a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war.
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We Win, They Lose
Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War
Matthew Kroenig, Dan Negrea
A look at the "New Cold War" with the People's Republic of China.
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Lost Decade
The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine
An analysis of the American "Pivot to Asia" that argues that the US lacks a coherent approach to the Indo-Pacific.
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Bestselling History Books
Emperor of the Seas
Kublai Khan and the Making of China
Jack Weatherford
A history of the technological and political accomplishments of Kublai Khan.
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The Great Transformation
China’s Road from Revolution to Reform
Odd Arne Westad and Jian Chen
A history tracing the causes of China's turn from the Cultural Revolution to Reform and Opening and recounting life during the period.
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Skies of Thunder
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander
An account of combat and survival in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.
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Zhou Enlai
A Life
Jian Chen
A biography of Zhou Enlai, the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People’s Republic of China, who protected his country against the excesses of his boss―Chairman Mao.
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Smoke and Ashes
Opium's Hidden Histories
Amitav Ghosh
A travelogue, memoir, and historical essay unraveling the impact of the opium trade on global history in Britain, India, and China, and the author's own family.
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Feeding Ghosts
A Graphic Memoir
Tessa Hulls
A graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women from Shanghai to Hong Kong to the United States.
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Corky Lee’s Asian America
Fifty Years of Photographic Justice
Corky Lee
A collection of over 200 photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement.
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Rebel Island
The Incredible History of Taiwan
Jonathan Clements
A history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle, and the renewed threat of invasion by China.
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The Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
Thomas S. Mullaney
The untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
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Not Your China Doll
The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong
Katie Gee Salisbury
The story of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star.
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From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane
The Reawakening of Mongol Asia
Peter Jackson
An account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire.
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The Conscience of the Party
Hu Yaobang, China's Communist Reformer
Robert L. Suettinger
A biography of the Chinese Communist Party's most avid reformer and its general secretary for a part of the 1980s.
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China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
Frank Dikötter
An investigative history that uses untouched archives to reveal the rocky road on which China's rapid economic transformation unfolded.
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Dreaming the New Woman
An Oral History of Missionary Schoolgirls in Republican China
Jennifer Bond
An exploration of the experiences of girls who attended missionary middle schools in Republican China, based on extensive oral history interviews.
BuyBestselling Society/Culture Books
Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Kristina Cho
A collection of California-style Cantonese recipes.
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Vegan Chinese Food
Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits
A book of recipes for easy, delicious and plant-based versions of sixty well-loved Chinese dishes.
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Other Rivers
A Chinese Education
Peter Hessler
An account of two generations of students in China's heartland, chronicling a country in the midst of tumultuous change through the prism of its education system.
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Living the Asian Century
An Undiplomatic Memoir
Kishore Mahbubani
A memoir from a politician and diplomat, tracing the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse.
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Chasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof
A memoir about a life in journalism from New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnder and author Nicholas Kristof.
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This Is a Book About Street Food
Brendan Pang
A restauranteur's collection of Chinese street food recipes.
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Agak Agak
Everyday Recipes from Singapore
Shu Han Lee
A collection of loosely structured Singaporean recipes.
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The Chinese Way
Classic Techniques, Fresh Flavors
Betty Liu
A selection of favorite recipes and an introduction to eight distinct methods of Chinese cooking.
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At the Edge of Empire
A Family’s Reckoning with China
Edward Wong
A dual narrative that tells the story of modern China by braiding an intergenerational family memoir with first-person contemporary reporting by the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief.
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Invitation to a Banquet
The Story of Chinese Food
Fuchsia Dunlop
An exploration of the history, cultural significance and irresistible flavors that define Chinese cuisine, by a chef trained in Sichuan province.
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Chop Fry Watch Learn
Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Michelle T. King
A new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world.
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The Fox Spirit, the Stone Maiden, and Other Transgender Histories fom Late Imperial China
Matthew H. Sommer
A study of transgender lives and practices in late imperial China.
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A-Gong’s Table
Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home
George Lee
A rendering of food through the memories of family and of home: over 90 plant-based recipes.
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Daughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
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The Night Ends with Fire
K.X. Song
A fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan that follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny.
Buy
The Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
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The Conspiracies of the Empire
A Judge Dee Investigation, 2
Qiu Xiaolong
A mystery set in ancient China, featuring the semi-fictional historical character Judge Dee.
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The Oxherd Boy
Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community
Regina Linke
An illustrated fable inspired by thousands of years of Chinese thought about a young boy who explores the many ways to make meaning and find joy in the everyday.
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Masquerade
Mike Fu
A queer coming-of-age mystery about a lovelorn bartender and his complex friendship with a volatile artist.
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Of Jade and Dragons
Amber Chen
A silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer’s Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father’s murder.
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Hutong Heartthrobs
How an American Academic and a Chinese Migrant Worker Found Love in Beijing's Alleyways
Tammy Treichel
A story about an American academic and a Chinese migrant worker who find love in Beijing.
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River East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
A historical fiction book set against the backdrop of developing modern China that follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity.
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Tongueless
Lau Yee-Wa (tr. Jennifer Feeley)
A psychological thriller that sheds light on the current political situation in Hong Kong.
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Shanghailanders
A Novel
Juli Min
A novel that follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in time, beginning in 2040 and moving through our present and the recent past.
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The Water Margin
Outlaws of the Marsh: The Epic Tale of Brotherhood, Bravery and Rebellion in Imperial China
Shi Naian (trans. J.H. Jackson)
A new translation of a Chinese classic tale set in 12th century Imperial China.
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