In 1924, an American socialite — who would later cause a scandal by marrying Britain's King — traveled the length of China. Her experience was a window into a nation in disorder.

The Singaporean diplomat and author tells us how Asia’s rise to preeminence is inevitable, and what Western writers get wrong about China.

The bestselling author first taught in China in the late 1990s. In 2019, he went back. We caught up with him to ask what had changed, and if you can step into the same river twice.

Five new China books for your summer reading list, from an intergenerational family memoir to a children's picture book of the Cultural Revolution.

After decades of urbanization and economic development, a cohort of China's population is seeking rural refuge and personal development instead — moving back to the land to "lie flat."

Formerly one of the last dissident writers left in China, Murong Xuecun is now living in exile. How does a novelist get to the point where he is one step from arrest?

In the first of our monthly book round-ups, we run through five recently published nonfiction titles to make sure are on your shelf.