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Book Reviews
Ma, Sounding the Modern Woman: The Songstress in Chinese Cinema (May 13, 2015)
This review of Jean Ma's book was written by Andrew Stuckey and published by the H-Asia discussion list. It's republished here by Creative Commons license.
Xiao, Family Revolution - Marital Strife in Contemporary Chinese Literature and Visual Culture (February 12, 2014)
This review by Ping Zhu was first published on H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Wheeler, The Role of American NGOs in China's Modernization - Invited Influence (Nov 27, 2012)
Norton Wheeler's book was reviewed by Zachary Fredman for H-Diplo and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Kinkley, Visions of Dystopia in China's New Historical Novels (November 18, 2014)
Jeffrey C. Kinkley's book was reviewed by Nathaniel Isaacson for H-Net Reviews and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Chen, Comparative Study of Child Soldiering on the Myanmar-China Border (2014)
Kai Chen's book was reviewed by Jane Ferguson for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
McGuire, Living Karma - the Religious Practices of Ouyi Zhixu (January 1, 2014)
Beverley Foulks McGuire's book was reviewed by Daniela Campo for H-Net Reviews and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Gruzinski, The Eagle and the Dragon - Globalization and European Dreams of Conquest in China and America in the Sixteenth Century (December, 2014)
Serge Gruzinski's book was reviewed by Ryan Holroyd for H-War and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Hayton, The South China Sea - The Struggle for Power in Asia (2014)
Bill Hayton's book was reviewed by Jeremi Suri for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Jiang, Mandate of Heaven and the Great Ming Code (November 2, 2013)
Younglin Jiang's book was reviewed by Weiting Guo for H-Law and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Ebrey, Emperor Huizong (January 6, 2014)
Patricia Buckley Ebrey's book was reviewed by Sukhee Lee for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?