In this intimate study of a period of upheaval, a Chinese-born writer uncovers the stories of four young citizens whose lives were transformed by Deng Xiaoping’s reforms – and the obstacles they strove to overcome

The well-connected LSE scholar sheds light on the Chinese economic model but omits anything politically contentious in her attempt to demystify the country

China’s president is shoring up his authority but, as Dikötter’s weighty study of the country indicates, he might have less of it than he thinks

Two authoritative books reveal Hong Kong’s role in reviving China’s economic fortunes and Beijing’s attempts to impose its will abroad

Unalloyed disgust at China’s moral decay underpins this tale of a village subsumed by darkness and death

A Singapore lawyer settled in a traditional matriarchal society in western China, observing its customs, beliefs – and its transformation into a tourist trap

These compelling stories of cruel absurdity are believed to have been smuggled out from the secretive totalitarian state