Books by Dan Wang
“One of the real values of it is trying to think about not having to choose between either being impressed by some of the things that are going on technologically in China, or being horrified by the political repression — he walks this line between. It’s important that he has the chapters on the one child policy and zero covid, about things that go terribly wrong when the human impact of big projects is not taken seriously enough. What I like about the book the most is being in the company of an incredibly thoughtful person who spent time in many different parts of China thinking about what’s going on.” Read more...
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Historian
Interviews where books by Dan Wang were recommended
The Best China Books of 2025, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
From books exploring questions of identity and belonging in contemporary China to a charming memoir by a delivery driver, it’s been an extraordinary year for books about China in English argues Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a professor at UC Irvine and specialist in modern Chinese history. Here, he talks us through some of his favourite China books published in 2025.
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Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
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After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People
by Dean Spears & Michael Geruso -
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Fixed: Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone
by John Y. Campbell & Tarun Ramadorai -
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The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
The Best Economics Books of 2025, recommended by Jason Furman
The Best Economics Books of 2025, recommended by Jason Furman
The economic challenges we face today aren’t the result of temporary shocks but structural changes that we need to grapple with, argues Jason Furman, a professor at Harvard and formerly the chief economic adviser to Barack Obama. He recommends five books to get us started—including the future of the dollar, China’s growth model, falling fertility, household financial fragility, and the enduring insights of Adam Smith.
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House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
by Eva Dou -
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Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
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How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations
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Abundance: How We Build a Better Future
by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson -
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
by Dan Wang -
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The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip
by Stephen Witt
The Best Business Books of 2025: the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
The Best Business Books of 2025: the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, recommended by Andrew Hill
It’s been another big year for technology and AI, but books on geopolitics and global political rivalries are front and centre on the shortlist of the 2025 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. FT journalist Andrew Hill, the prize’s organizer, talks us through the six books that made the cut—from the enigmatic founders of multi-billion- and trillion-dollar businesses to the challenges governments face in achieving growth and prosperity.
