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
Seven Things You Can’t Say About China
Tom Cotton
An exposé about the threat to American freedom.
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You Must Take Part in Revolution
A Graphic Novel
Badiucao, Melissa Chan
A graphic novel set in contemporary Hong Kong, addressing ideas of political and individual freedom.
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Voice for the Voiceless
Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People
Dalai Lama
A personal story from the Dalai Lama of his struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.
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Homeseeking
Karissa Chen
A tale of one couple across 60 years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
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Salt Sugar MSG
Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home
Calvin Eng, Phoebe Melnick
An introduction to Cantonese cooking from the chef behind the Brooklyn restaurant Bonnie's.
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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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The Eurasian Century
Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
Hal Brands
A framework for understanding the origins and stakes of global conflict with China, Russia, and Iran.
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House of Huawei
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
Eva Dou
The untold story of Huawei, the mysterious company that shook the world.
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Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Kristina Cho
A collection of California-style Cantonese recipes.
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Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China
Emily Feng
An investigation into the battle over identity in China, chronicling the state oppression of those who fail to conform to Xi Jinping's definition of who is "Chinese," from an award-winning NPR correspondent.
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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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Taiwan Travelogue
A Novel
Yang Shuang-zi (tr. Lin King)
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nestled in an exploration of language, history and power.
BuyBestselling Politics Books
The Eurasian Century
Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
Hal Brands
A framework for understanding the origins and stakes of global conflict with China, Russia, and Iran.
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China’s Quest for Military Supremacy
Joel Wuthnow, Philip C. Saunders
An exploration of Chinese military power, challenges facing China's military and a preview of what it might take for a truly "world-class" Chinese military to take the global stage.
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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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Why Taiwan Matters
A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future
Kerry Brown
An analysis of the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover.
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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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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 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 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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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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Under the Nuclear Shadow
China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security
Fiona S. Cunningham
An analysis of how and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries.
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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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Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China
Debates on Hui Identity and Islamic Reform
Hale Eroğlu
An exploration of how a group of key figures navigated the challenges faced by Chinese Muslims in the early twentieth century, and a transnational intellectual history of Chinese Muslim thought.
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Tides of Fortune
The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries
Zack Cooper
A look at how the twentieth century's great powers devised their military strategies and what their implications mean for military competition between the United States and China.
BuyBestselling History Books
House of Huawei
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
Eva Dou
The untold story of Huawei, the mysterious company that shook the world.
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The Great Transformation
China’s Road from Revolution to Reform
Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian
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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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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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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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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Eastward, Westward
A Life in Law
Jerome A. Cohen
A memoir from a lawyer who helped to shape East Asian law and U.S.-China legal relations.
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Her Lotus Year
China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson
Paul French
An account of the Duchess of Windsor, Bessie Wallis Warfield's, year in China.
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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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The Women Who Ruled China
Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century
Stephanie Balkwill
A history of Empress Dowager Ling, the Buddhist female ruler of the Northern Wei dynasty.
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Zhou Enlai
A Life
Chen Jian
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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The Politics of Sorrow
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
An account of Tibetan religious and political leaders who sought to protect Tibetan culture in exile.
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When Food Became Scarce
How Chinese Peasants Survived the Great Leap Forward Famine
Yixin Chen
A grassroots-level analysis of why some peasants perished during China's Great Leap Forward, while others survived.
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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’s Stealth Fighter
The J-20 'Mighty Dragon' and the Growing Challenge to Western Air Dominance
Abraham Abrams
The story of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter.
BuyBestselling Society/Culture Books
Seven Things You Can’t Say About China
Tom Cotton
An exposé about the threat to American freedom.
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Voice for the Voiceless
Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People
Dalai Lama
A personal story from the Dalai Lama of his struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.
Buy
Salt Sugar MSG
Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home
Calvin Eng, Phoebe Melnick
An introduction to Cantonese cooking from the chef behind the Brooklyn restaurant Bonnie's.
Buy
Chinese Enough
Homestyle Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, and More
Kristina Cho
A collection of California-style Cantonese recipes.
Buy
Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China
Emily Feng
An investigation into the battle over identity in China, chronicling the state oppression of those who fail to conform to Xi Jinping's definition of who is "Chinese," from an award-winning NPR correspondent.
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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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This Is a Book About Street Food
Brendan Pang
A restauranteur's collection of Chinese street food recipes.
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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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Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes
A Graphic Cookbook
Ying Chang Compestine (illus. Vivian Truong)
An exploration of the nomenclature of traditional Chinese dishes through folklore, personal storytelling, and recipes.
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Chinese Medicine for the Mind
A Science-Backed Guide to Improving Mental Health with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nina Cheng
An instructional text for utilizing traditional Chinese medicine for mental health benefits.
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The Troublemaker
How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic
Mark L. Clifford
The story of the businessman Jimmy Lai who became one of Hong Kong's leading activists for democracy.
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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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Chinese Characters across Asia
How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
Zev J. Handel
An analysis of the development, evolution, and proliferation of the Chinese written language.
BuyBestselling Fiction Books
You Must Take Part in Revolution
A Graphic Novel
Badiucao, Melissa Chan
A graphic novel set in contemporary Hong Kong, addressing ideas of political and individual freedom.
Buy
Homeseeking
Karissa Chen
A tale of one couple across 60 years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
Buy
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
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.
Buy
Taiwan Travelogue
A Novel
Yang Shuang-zi (tr. Lin King)
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nestled in an exploration of language, history and power.
Buy
The Lotus Shoes
A Novel
Jane Yang
A tale of two women from opposite sides of Chinese society and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.
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Big Enough
Regina Linke
An illustrated picture book about a little boy who learns he is big enough to do big things.
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Tiananmen Square
A Novel
Lai Wen
A coming-of-age novel about young love and lasting friendships forged in the years leading up to the Tiananmen Square student protests.
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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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Mourning a Breast
Xi Xi (tr. Jennifer Feeley)
A semi-autobiographical novel about the author's experience of a mastectomy and subsequent recovery.
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Soft Burial
A Novel
Fang Fang (tr. Michael Berry)
A literary portrait of historical trauma and the psychological toll of repressed violence, intercut through different generations, regions, and time periods.
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Mother River
Can Xue (tr. Karen Gernant, Chen Zeping)
A translated collection of 13 stories challenging our perceptions of time, identity, and existence.
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The Second Journey
Joel Bigman
A Chinese-Jewish historical fantasy following the monk Xuanzang, Monkey and Pigsy on an adventure to get the Hebrew Scriptures.
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