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On the Road in Republican China
A new book by historian Yajun Mo reveals the through-lines linking Chinese travelers, past and present

Anxiety and Opportunism on the Russia-China Border | Book Review
Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey’s “On the Edge” portrays how China’s rise reshaped the reality of the people living just across the river
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Distant Pastures
Li Juan’s memoirs of pastoral life give glimpses into disappearing livelihoods in the Altai Mountains
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Whistling ‘Dixie’
Historians are still uncovering a doomed American wartime mission to meet Maoist rebels and broker an alliance
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The Devil’s Advocates
Paul French’s latest book reconstructs Jazz Age Shanghai in sin and splendor

The Art of Flowers
Author Sun Ke discusses the forgotten history of Chinese flower arrangement

Great Expectations
With US-China relations facing fresh challenges, a new book ponders if history offers clues to its future
