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Tiananmen in Fiction

After 37 years, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown of 1989 have been preserved in novels as much as in memory. But does the Anglophone...

Xu Zhiyuan on Chinese Intellectuals

A journalist, author, bookstore owner and vlogger talks about the legacy of Liang Qichao, the changing nature of China’s intellectual scene, and whether studying history...

The Bomb is Back

The myth of China's nuclear restraint obscures the dangers of its rapidly expanding arsenal. A trio of recent books take us from the bomb’s origins...

Colonial Adventures

When a British diplomat was found murdered in southwest China in 1875, near the Burmese border, a political spat was triggered that would have wide-ranging...

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...
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June 2, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society NYC

Frank Dikötter: How Communism Won China

How did the Communist Party take control of China? What does the Party’s path to victory tell about its rule today? Join us to hear renowned historian Frank Dikötter discuss all this and more, on occasion of his new book “Red Dawn Over China,” in conversation with Orville Schell. Use code CBR15 for $10 off!
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