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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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How to Nominate

Nominate a book to win our 2025 book prize!

Nominations are now open for the Baifang Schell Book Prize — our annual awards celebrating nonfiction and literature on or from China and the Sinophone world! Click through to see how to nominate up to three books per individual or publisher. The nomination period runs from Nov 1-Dec 15 (midnight), for all books published in 2025. Nominate a book and tell a friend today.