• October 2015

    The Noodling Narratives of Our Lives

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    By Liz Carter Several years ago, though I can’t remember when exactly, my Chinese language learning took a turn for …

    Let 100 Voices Speak: A Q&A with Author Liz Carter

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    By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham Today’s Q&A introduces LARB readers to the China Blog’s newest contributor, Liz Carter. Carter is author …

    The Holdouts

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    By Stephen Dau The refugee camp in the center of Brussels is nearly gone. The police have formed a cordon …

    Ezra Pound and China: A Q & A with Ira Nadel

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    By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Later this month, Penguin will publish Cathay: Ezra Pound’s Orient, a short book by biographer and literary …

    Modern Chinese History: What Every Student Needs to Know

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    By Austin Dean That headline is a play on the title of the book China in the 21st Century: What …

    Neither a Beggar nor a Borrower

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    By Stephen Dau Ali sits in a tent with his brother-in-law, who we’ll call Ahmed, scrolling through photos on his …