Image: A bridge under construction in Chongqing, China. For some time now, China has been a world leader in infrastructure investment. …
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The People’s Republic of Amnesia and Age of Ambition Revisited: A Quick Q&A
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Many twelve-month periods witness the publication of one or two significant books by talented journalists with long …
Coming Home: The Problem of Haigui, Then and Now
By Austin Dean The rhythms of social media are everywhere the same: a story goes viral, peaks, and fades away. …
Inconvenient Truths
By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham It’s not every week that China-and-India-watchers have parallel stories to chew over, but that’s what’s been …
Restive Feelings: A Postcard from Xinjiang
By Alec Ash It was the first day of the Chinese new year [2014] in Urumqi, not that many Uighurs …
In Manchuria: A Q & A With Author Michael Meyer
By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham As I wrote back in December when we at the LARB China Blog were suggesting titles …
Bare Branches: Speed-Dating Games on Singles Day
By Alec Ash Just as the cold winds sweep the last leaves off Beijing’s trees, November 11 was Singles, or …
Yellow Peril: Sinophobia and the Great War, A Q&A with Dr. Anne Witchard
By Paul French Anne Witchard’s England’s Yellow Peril: Sinophobia and the Great War is the final volume in the Penguin …
The Pessimistic and Optimistic Case for the Future of Innovation in China
By Austin Dean It is always interesting when two books released at nearly the same time — written by two …
Free Speech and Its Enemies in Greater China
Image: “Let’s show Hong Kongers what it means to kneel for your country!” Soon after Wang Liming (a.k.a. Rebel Pepper) …
