Lucy Hornby

Lucy Hornby lived in China for 20 years, reporting for The Financial Times and Reuters. She is currently a non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

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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. They read more like hagiography than history.

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July 1, 5:30pm

Book club: "Soft Burial"

Join us on July 1 in New York (or June 25 in D.C.) to discuss "Soft Burial" by Fang Fang (translated by Michael Berry), a controversial Chinese novel that follows the aftermath of the bloody land reform campaign of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Spots limited, register now to secure your seat.

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The Life of Saint Xi

Book club: "Soft Burial"

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