China

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis
World

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis

Rachel Chen, managing editor of Big Issue Taiwan, talks of daily life in Taiwan in the shadow of China’s power

Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash
Books

Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash

Books to enlighten Western minds on China, its culture, history and politics

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Tan Twan Eng’s complex and beguiling novel follows William Somerset Maugham’s literary adventures in 1920s Malaysia

Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’
Novel

Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

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Top 5 books about China, chosen by Xinran Xue
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about China, chosen by Xinran Xue

Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn’t silence
Protest

Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn’t silence