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The China Books Podcast is a monthly interview series on all things China and bookish, from ChinaBooksReview.com. Hosted by Alec Ash or Alexander Boyd, we talk to authors about their recent works on or from China and the Sinophone world, from politics and history to fiction and culture. Subscribe to stay in the loop, and drop us a rating if you enjoyed it! China Books Review is a project of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and The Wire China.
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Murder in Hong Kong with Simon Elegant
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Ancient Chinese Politics with Daniel Bell
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May 05, 2026 |
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Confucius and Women, with Erin Cline
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Chinese Comedy with Jesse Appell
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Islamic China with Rian Thum
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Chinese Horror with Xueting C. Ni
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 26: Chris Horton on Taiwan’s History and Present
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 25: Timothy Thurston on Tibetan Satire
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 24: China Conspiracy Theories
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 23: Mark Kitto on Shanghai in the 2000s
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 22: Michael Luo on the Chinese-American Story
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 21: Jenna Tang on Taiwan’s MeToo Movement
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 20: Linda Jaivin on the Cultural Revolution
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 19: Steven Schwankert on the Titanic's Chinese Survivors
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 18: Lijia Zhang on Women’s Stories
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 17: Lau Yee-Wa on Hong Kong Fiction
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 16: Oriana Skylar Mastro on China’s Challenge to the U.S.
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 15: Paul French on Wallis Simpson's China Year
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 14: Kishore Mahbubani on the Asian Century
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 13: Peter Hessler on 'Other Rivers'
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 12: China's evolving art scene
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 11: Beijing in Short Fiction
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 10: Rethinking U.S.-China trade
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 9: Tiananmen remembered
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 8: Uyghur Women Speaking Out
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 7: Why China's ahead in the green energy 'gold rush'
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 6: Spy novels, a real-life thriller, and the BBC
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 5: China's Economic Challenges, Explained
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 4: How "Leftover Women" may reshape China's future
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 3: How China's Future Looked in the Past
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 2: American Correspondents in China
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 1: Chinese Fiction in the Reform & Opening Up Era
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Oct 10, 2023 |