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Dancing in Chains

Squeezed by both political and commercial pressures, China’s book publishers face an existential crisis. How can the industry survive, let alone publish anything interesting?

Huawei Goes to Iraq

How the Chinese telecom giant built a global business by chasing contracts in the Middle East — and attracted U.S. regulation in the process.
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NYC: Jan 21 5:30-7p DC: Jan 26 6-7:30p

Book Club: I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

Join us in January to discuss Chinese writer Hu Anyan’s collection of autobiographical essays (tr. Jack Hargreaves) about floating between odd jobs on the outskirts of China’s megalopolises: stocking warehouses, waiting at hotels, selling bikes, delivering packages and more. Register to save your seat!
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