• Everyday Life in Mao’s China: A Q&A with Historian Covell Meyskens

    By Tong Lam In addition to teaching at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, historian Covell Meyskens also …

    Say Uncle

    By Austin Dean Who is Xi Jinping? What does he think? What does he want? How popular is he? Much …

    Darth Vader and the Triceratops—A Q & A with Maggie Greene on “Stars Wars” in China

    By Jeffrey Wasserstrom There’s been a lot of commentary lately about the challenge that Disney faces marketing the new Star …

    Out of Autocracy, Off the Shelves

    By Jeremiah Jenne It is an unfortunate axiom of publishing in China that the best way for your book to …

    A Q&A with Jeremy Goldkorn

    By Liz Carter Jeremy Goldkorn is a researcher, writer, speaker, and podcaster on Chinese politics, economics, and society. He moved …

    Consolations of History: A Q&A with Yan Geling

    By Alec Ash Yan Geling is a Chinese novelist, born in Shanghai, who lives in Berlin and travels frequently to …

    Holiday Book Ideas from China Bloggers and FOBs (Friends of the Blog), Part Two

    We started with a simple plan. We’d get six people to suggesting a pair of books apiece, making a dozen …

    Holiday Book Ideas from China Bloggers and FOBs (Friends of the Blog), Part One

    This first post in a two-part series continues a tradition of holiday gift suggestions that began at China Beat (2008-2012) …

    Documenting Public Space in China

    By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham Americans tend to expect privacy in their public spaces. My enjoyment of a park is, in …

    In Praise of Chinese Gossip Rags

    By Austin Dean I really like reading Chinese gossip magazines. That is something few foreigners in China do, and even …