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Lin Yao: How China Views Trump

Lin Yao: How China Views Trump

The political scientist explains why some Chinese intellectuals admire Trump, how the meaning of liberalism has shifted, and mutual misunderstandings between China and America.
Inside the Camps

Inside the Camps

In 1991, a CBS investigation into China’s reform-through-labor camps shocked the world, exposing how prison-made goods were being exported to the U.S. Three decades later,...
A New World Disorder?

A New World Disorder?

With Pax Americana crumbling, many countries in the Global South are turning to Pax Sinica as an alternative. So what are Chinese thinkers' vision for...
The Perfect Dictatorship?

The Perfect Dictatorship?

A new book argues that “smart authoritarianism” enabled China's economic growth while keeping draconian control over its society. But is it really possible for the...
The Bomb is Back

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...
Xiang Biao on a Society at the Edge

Xiang Biao on a Society at the Edge

An anthropologist with a wide youth following and a knack for popularizing academic terms explains how China’s stratified society led to social malaise amid economic...
The Totalitarian Gene

The Totalitarian Gene

A new theory of China’s political DNA advances a dark thesis: that totalitarianism is institutionally encoded in the nation-state, and cannot be reformed.
Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

Xi Zhongxun, one of China’s early communist revolutionaries, tried to balance reformist instincts with loyalty to the Party. His failure left an indelible mark on...
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30 Oct, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Adrift in the South: China’s Migrant Literature

Join us for a conversation about the rising phenomenon of China’s migrant worker literature, by the author and translator of “Adrift in the South,” Xiao Hai’s account of his years as a migrant laborer, working 17 jobs in seven different cities across China. Moderated by Alec Ash, use code CBR15 for a $15 discount.
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