I look forward to the publication of my book “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s Vision of International Relations” on 26 May 🎉 @brisunipress.bsky.social

THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AND CHINA'S VISION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS How the SCO was conceived, how it operates, and what it shows about China's view of the global order. May 2025 @evaseiwert.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-shanghai...

THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AND CHINA'S VISION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS How the SCO was conceived, how it operates, and what it shows about China's view of the global order. May 2025 @evaseiwert.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-shanghai...

CHINA'S EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS New insights on how Beijing made Switzerland a hub of its political, economic, intelligence and cultural networks in Europe during the Cold War era. February 2025 @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

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CHINA'S EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS New insights on how Beijing made Switzerland a hub of its political, economic, intelligence and cultural networks in Europe during the Cold War era. February 2025 @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE The story of twins split between China and the US — and how they were reunited. Explores the one-child policy, the ethics of international adoption, and our assumptions about lives in East and West. June 2025 @grantabooks.bsky.social granta.com/products/dau...

Oops did not tag the author of this book about Chinese football! By Ilker Gündoğan @ilkergundogan.bsky.social

THE POLITICS OF FOOTBALL IN CHINA On how football reflects China's broader social, economic and political complexities. From the role of foreign stars to controversial talent-nurturing programs and the mixed fortunes of the national squad. January 2025 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

THE POLITICS OF FOOTBALL IN CHINA On how football reflects China's broader social, economic and political complexities. From the role of foreign stars to controversial talent-nurturing programs and the mixed fortunes of the national squad. January 2025 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

DISCOVERED BUT FORGOTTEN On China’s early connections with the Maldives, offering new views of maritime exploration and Indian Ocean history. A colorful world of intriguing commodities, port marriages, and long voyages. December 2024 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/discove...

DISCOVERED BUT FORGOTTEN On China’s early connections with the Maldives, offering new views of maritime exploration and Indian Ocean history. A colorful world of intriguing commodities, port marriages, and long voyages. December 2024 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/discove...

ETHNIC MINORITY CINEMA IN CHINA'S NATION-STATE BUILDING On cinema's role in fostering ideas of a multiethnic nation, from the 1920s onwards. Glossy, superficial depictions of non-Han peoples have deeply penetrated the Chinese psyche. ✅️ FREE ONLINE February 2025 press.umich.edu/Books/E/Ethn...

ETHNIC MINORITY CINEMA IN CHINA'S NATION-STATE BUILDING On cinema's role in fostering ideas of a multiethnic nation, from the 1920s onwards. Glossy, superficial depictions of non-Han peoples have deeply penetrated the Chinese psyche. ✅️ FREE ONLINE February 2025 press.umich.edu/Books/E/Ethn...

CONQUERING THE NORTH Travelling sacred mountains and forgotten trade routes, John Man explores the uneasy histories and fragile political relations between China and its neighbors to the north — especially Mongolia. May 2025 @oneworldbooks.bsky.social oneworld-publications.com/work/conquer...

SHOULD THE WORLD FEAR CHINA? From one of China's most globally prominent commentators on international affairs — an insider's look at what drives Beijing's foreign policy and how it sees the future. March 2025 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.hurstpublishers.com/book/should-...

SHOULD THE WORLD FEAR CHINA? From one of China's most globally prominent commentators on international affairs — an insider's look at what drives Beijing's foreign policy and how it sees the future. March 2025 @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.hurstpublishers.com/book/should-...

LET ONLY RED FLOWERS BLOOM An investigation into the battle over identity in China, telling nearly two dozen stories of resistance to government definitions of what is "Chinese". March 2025 @emilyzfeng.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724947...

LET ONLY RED FLOWERS BLOOM An investigation into the battle over identity in China, telling nearly two dozen stories of resistance to government definitions of what is "Chinese". March 2025 @emilyzfeng.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724947...

ASIA AFTER EUROPE Not a China book, but its narrative — Asia's rise as a global locus of power and identity — is highly relevant. "Makes more complete our understanding of the long and radical meeting of East and West." February 2024 @harvardpress.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

ASIA AFTER EUROPE Not a China book, but its narrative — Asia's rise as a global locus of power and identity — is highly relevant. "Makes more complete our understanding of the long and radical meeting of East and West." February 2024 @harvardpress.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

THE ADOPTION PLAN In WWII and the early Cold War, new global humanitarian ideas coalesced around the cause of saving children in China. How did they become archetypal victims who ignited a new global humanitarian imagination? March 2025 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/the-ado...

THE ADOPTION PLAN In WWII and the early Cold War, new global humanitarian ideas coalesced around the cause of saving children in China. How did they become archetypal victims who ignited a new global humanitarian imagination? March 2025 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/the-ado...

This is a great new initiative from the folks at China Books Review and I look forward to seeing the shortlist for the 2025 prize! @chinabooksreview.bsky.social chinabooksreview.com/2025/01/09/p...

NEW STORY OF THE STONE Considered one of China’s first works of science fiction. A protagonist from a classic novel is first thrown forward more than a hundred years to the late Qing, then later to a high-tech Confucian utopia. June 2025 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/new-sto...

NEW STORY OF THE STONE Considered one of China’s first works of science fiction. A protagonist from a classic novel is first thrown forward more than a hundred years to the late Qing, then later to a high-tech Confucian utopia. June 2025 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/new-sto...

TAIWAN AND THE DANGER OF A SINO-AMERICAN WAR Challenges prevailing narrative on what drives tensions over Taiwan, and argues that the US will ultimately not intervene militarily to defend the island. ⚠️FREE ONLINE TO JAN 7 January 2025 @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

TAIWAN AND THE DANGER OF A SINO-AMERICAN WAR Challenges prevailing narrative on what drives tensions over Taiwan, and argues that the US will ultimately not intervene militarily to defend the island. ⚠️FREE ONLINE TO JAN 7 January 2025 @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

THE ANACONDA IN THE CHANDELIER Essays by Perry Link, one of the western world's most distinguished Sinologists. His primary focus is understanding the thoughts, feelings and values of the Chinese people. February 2025 www.pauldrybooks.com/products/the...

THE ANACONDA IN THE CHANDELIER Essays by Perry Link, one of the western world's most distinguished Sinologists. His primary focus is understanding the thoughts, feelings and values of the Chinese people. February 2025 www.pauldrybooks.com/products/the...

HOUSE OF HUAWEI A portrait of the tech giant's reclusive founder, Ren Zhengfei, and how he built a sprawling corporate empire that Western policymakers have become increasingly obsessed with halting. January 2025 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721789...

HOUSE OF HUAWEI A portrait of the tech giant's reclusive founder, Ren Zhengfei, and how he built a sprawling corporate empire that Western policymakers have become increasingly obsessed with halting. January 2025 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721789...

Happy 2025. Let's see if I can get this account moving again. What China books are you planning to read this year?

Oh I seem to have 644 followers here without doing anything 😇

We are happy to introduce the Global China Lab, a new nonprofit through which we will continue to spread open knowledge about China. GCL brings together all our initiatives, including the Made in China Journal, People's Map of Global China, Global China Pulse, the books, and more. globalchinalab.org

Mini-Review #3 THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF XI JINPING ✅️✅️✅️✅️☑️ Possibly the most *useful* in current crop of books about Xi? A steady-handed dissection of his speeches, texts and major policies that serves more as a guide to than a judgement of Xi's political philosophy. Worth a second read!

My book, Poet-Monks, is now out from Cornell University Press. For a free, open-access PDF, simply change "format" to "ebook" and download away. For a physical copy, you can use the code "09BCARD" at checkout for 30% off the hardcover edition (~$46 with discount).

MINI-REVIEWS 2024 🗒 #2 📘China's World View by David Daokui Li Rating: ✅️✅️✅️☑️☑️ Rare insider's overview of what motivates and shapes Chinese policy. A useful and accessible guide — but omissions and over-simplifications will put off the more skeptical reader.

MINI-REVIEWS 🗒 #1 Cinematic Guerillas By Jie Li Rating: ✅️✅️✅️✅️☑️ Fascinating account of the projectionist army who brought cinematic propaganda to often raucous rural crowds in the socialist era. Audience recollections and impressive primary research complement the more theoretical musings.

Is there a critical mass of people here? 🤔 Please retweet this if you think I should start posting books here!