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The Bones Remember

Three new books grapple with the suppressed histories of modern China, from the Cultural Revolution to the Covid pandemic. But for every state effort to...

Expulsion!

In early 2020, at the height of China’s early Covid epidemic, over a dozen American journalists were expelled from the nation. Where does that leave...

A Spark Extinguished

At the height of the Great Famine in 1960, a group of students exiled to the countryside launched a magazine that dared to tell the...

Mao to Now

Communist China, once all but impenetrable, opened up only to tighten politically again. Has Xi circled back to the Mao era? And what can we...
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March 18, 5:30-7pm; Asia Society NYC

Book Club: Everyday Movement

Join our bimonthly book club over wine and nibbles to discuss "Everyday Movement" by Gigi L. Leung, a kaleidoscopic novel of how the 2019 Hong Kong protests impacted ordinary lives, relationships and families, translated by Jennifer Feeley. Attendance is free but spots are limited: RSVP at the link below!
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