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Empire of Engineers

China has been a nation of engineers, from imperial to communist rule. America’s lawyerly society could learn something from that — but civil and social...

Ep. 24: China Conspiracy Theories

From Covid as a bioweapon to Chinese soldiers infiltrating America, Alexander Boyd discusses the right-wing conspiracy theories that lead our ranking of bestselling China books.

The Life of Saint Xi

China’s official Party press has published a series of oral histories about Xi Jinping’s career, from sent-down youth in Shaanxi to Party Secretary of Shanghai....
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Asia Society, NYC, Oct 22, 6:30-8pm

Book Talk: Patrick McGee On Apple In China

Register now to hear business journalist Patrick McGee talk about the story of how Apple became dependent on China for its manufacturing — and what that means for China’s technology rivalry with the U.S. — at a China Books Review event moderated by Wired senior writer Zeyi Yang.