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Chris Horton on Taiwan’s History and Present

Colonized by the Dutch Republic, Qing China and Japan, Taiwan's complicated past led to a multi-layered identity today. We invited the author of a new...

Jenna Tang on Taiwan’s MeToo Movement

We talked to the translator of a novel that helped launch #MeToo in Taiwan, about why both the movement and the book are having a...

Found in Translation

An award-winning novel set in Japanese-ruled Taiwan explores the relationship between colonizer and subaltern, translator and translated — and how some distances can’t be closed.

Books to Better Understand Taiwan

Five recent titles show there is more to the island than just politics, from historical profiles to a cookbook that sets Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine...

Will China and Taiwan Come to Conflict?

A murmuration of China experts discuss the situation across the Taiwan Strait, and a new edited collection on how to deter an invasion or blockade.

How to Avoid Conflict in Taiwan

Xi Jinping has made clear his desire to "reunify" Taiwan. The U.S. and its allies should take him at his word, argues a former deputy...

Book Talk: Yi-Ling Liu on China’s Internet

How did the Chinese internet go from being one of the most explosive avenues of social upheaval to one of the most strictly censored and surveilled digital spaces in the world? Register now to hear journalist Yi-Ling Liu tell the story of China’s internet culture, its pioneers and its regulators, at the book launch for “The Wall Dancers” in conversation with Afra Wang. Use code CBR15 for $10 off!

China Books Review

Topic: Taiwan

Chris Horton on Taiwan’s History and Present

Jenna Tang on Taiwan’s MeToo Movement

Found in Translation

Books to Better Understand Taiwan

Will China and Taiwan Come to Conflict?

How to Avoid Conflict in Taiwan

Feb 5, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Book Talk: Yi-Ling Liu on China’s Internet

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