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What China Read in 2024

Five books published in China last year, from fiction to memoir, reveal a nation still reeling from the pandemic, and finding a new literary voice...

Best China Books of 2024

Party luminaries. TV chefs. Poetry. Scandal. Our annual round-up of notable titles on or from China, split across nonfiction and translated literature, nominated by a...

Story and History

Five recent Chinese books in translation apply different prisms — pictures, poetry, fiction, memoir — to draw narratives out of complicated personal and political histories.

Travelers’ Dispatches

Five recent travel books published in China explore the world beyond, from Peru to Japan. We consider how Chinese travelogues show unique perspectives.

Summer China Reads

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

How Past Reflects Present

Chinese literature has a long tradition of using history to discuss contemporary affairs. Our columnist picks five recent titles that do just that, from Shang...
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April 14, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society NYC

Korean Messiah to China’s 21st Century Helmsman

Join us to hear Wall Street Journal's China Bureau Chief Jonathan Cheng examine the tense strategic landscape in Northeast Asia — from Donald Trump's China strategy to prospects for renewed U.S.–DPRK diplomacy — on occasion of the launch of his book “Korean Messiah,” in conversation with Julian Gewirtz.
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