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Keeping The Party Going

A French-language biography shows how Hua Guofeng, the oft-maligned successor to Mao, was pivotal in bridging the Party from the madness of the Cultural Revolution...

Sins of the Father

Xi Zhongxun, one of China’s early communist revolutionaries, tried to balance reformist instincts with loyalty to the Party. His failure left an indelible mark on...

Yu Hua: Fictional Cities

The bestselling Chinese novelist foregrounds individual suffering in the chaos of modern Chinese history. In his latest novel in translation, gratuitous violence shows the limits...

No Country for Women

Women in China have suffered abuse, silencing and erasure — despite Communist Party slogans about women's liberation. Two novels by the Chinese writer Fang Fang...

The Life of Saint Xi

China’s official Party press has published a series of oral histories about Xi Jinping’s career, from sent-down youth in Shaanxi to Party Secretary of Shanghai....
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April 14, 6-7:30pm; Washington, D.C.

Book Club: Everyday Movement

Join our bimonthly book club over wine and nibbles to discuss "Everyday Movement" by Gigi L. Leung, a kaleidoscopic novel of how the 2019 Hong Kong protests impacted ordinary lives, relationships and families, translated by Jennifer Feeley. Attendance is free but spots are limited: RSVP at the link below!
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