BOOKS
The Drug War
In “Imperial Twilight,” historian Stephen Platt shows how flawed decisions led to full-blown conflict between two mighty trading partners
BOOKS
All the Single Ladies
The publication of Roseanne Lake’s “Leftover in China” was greeted with controversy over attribution, but how well does the book address its topic?
BOOKS
5 Must-Read Memoirs About China
From the last emperor’s autobiography to the reminisces of Lang Lang and Mao’s bodyguard, here are some of TWOC’s favorite memoirs
ARTS
Master of Mimicry
A master of “vocal acrobatics” makes sound effects with his mouth, and describes how to train for this 2,000-year-old art
ARTS
Sound of a Century
A singular museum in north China offers a rare insight into its musical history
MUSIC
Against the Flow
“Rap of China” hopeful on why she refuses to conform in an increasingly stifled hip-hop industry
TV
Meteroic Flop
Netflix remake of beloved teen drama slammed for slavish devotion to “socialist values”
ARTS
Can Netflix Conquer China?
How Chinese blockbuster ‘Us and Them’ illustrates the streaming giant’s Asian expansion
BOOKS
Kids Today
Who will shape China’s youth narrative—millennials, or the Westerners who can’t stop writing about them?
