Joseph Torigian on Xi Zhongxun
The author and academic discusses his new biography of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping, and the hidden history of the Chinese Communist Party.
Barbara Demick on the One-Child Policy and International Adoption
The foreign correspondent talks about her new book on child trafficking and the adoption market in China, and the story of twin girls separated at...
Emily Feng on Identity in Xi Jinping’s China
The award-winning NPR correspondent talks about her new book, the challenges of reporting in China, and what it means to be Chinese when the state...
Jerome A. Cohen on Chinese Legal Reform
The veteran China watcher discusses his memoirs, the challenges of reforming Chinese law, meeting Zhou Enlai in the Cultural Revolution, and the CIA's Yale recruitment...
Eva Dou on Huawei and Chinese Tech
Eva Dou discusses her new history of Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant at the center of the U.S.-China tech wars, and the future of Chinese...
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on China from 1988 to Now
The Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalists reflect back on their time in Beijing three decades ago, and what has changed since.
Kevin Rudd on What Xi Jinping Thinks
At an Asia Society event, Dr. Kevin Rudd discussed his new book on Xi Jinping’s ideological worldview, and its implications for China’s political direction.
Will China and Taiwan Come to Conflict?
A murmuration of China experts discuss the situation across the Taiwan Strait, and a new edited collection on how to deter an invasion or blockade.
Edward Wong on the Edge of Empire
The New York Times journalist tells us how his father followed Mao's star in the 1950s — and how the frontiers he reported on in...
Alec Ash on Rural Escape in Dali
From dissidents to drop-outs, why are some Chinese seeking a rural escape hatch from the promises of the modern urban state? An Asia Society book...
Yasheng Huang on Autocracy vs. Creativity
From its earliest imperial history, China's bureaucratic system and civil service exams have ensured homogeneity and control. But at what price?
China Books Review Launch Event
Three generations of China writers discussed how the nation, and the way outsiders observe it, has changed from the 1960s to today.