Books by Steve Tsang
“This is an absolutely extraordinary book, which is just a model of contemporary Sinology done well. The authors are based at SOAS. Essentially, they close-read the entire canon of material that Xi Jinping has put his name to since taking power, which is voluminous because ‘Xi Jinping thought’ has opinions about a whole lot of things, from ethnic harmony and ethnic minorities to the environment to the rule of law to foreign policy. They read through and across this body of sources to paint a picture of his political worldview, where he wants China to go, his vision for the governance of China and his ideas about the place of China in the world.” Read more...
The best books on Taiwan and US-China relations
Eyck Freymann, Historian
Interviews where books by Steve Tsang were recommended
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The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan
by Matt Pottinger -
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The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China
by Kevin Rudd -
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US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis?
by Bonnie Glaser, Richard Bush & Ryan Hass -
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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
by Olivia Cheung & Steve Tsang -
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Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
by Edward Fishman
The best books on Taiwan and US-China relations, recommended by Eyck Freymann
The best books on Taiwan and US-China relations, recommended by Eyck Freymann
Taiwan is a crucial lynchpin of the high-tech global economy, but its international political position is far from stable. China has explicit ambitions to incorporate it into the Chinese state and seems intent on building the military capacity to do this by force. The US is committed to preserving its de facto independence. For the moment, there is a stand-off, but a crisis over Taiwan would be a crisis for the world, politically and economically. Eyck Freymann, a fellow at the Hoover Institution, recommends five books to help understand the dynamics of the situation and the possible outcomes.
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Xi: A Study in Power
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The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
by Elizabeth Economy -
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Xi Jinping: The Hidden Agendas of China’s Ruler for Life
by Willy Lam -
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Dictatorship by Degrees: Xi Jinping in China
by Steven Feldman -
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The Politics of the Core Leader in China: Culture, Institution, Legitimacy, and Power
by Xuezhi Guo
The best books on Xi Jinping, recommended by Olivia Cheung
The best books on Xi Jinping, recommended by Olivia Cheung
Despite his own and his family’s suffering under Maoism, China’s president, Xi Jinping, has turned his back on some of the reforms of the past four decades, dismantling safeguards designed to ensure that some of the disasters of that era never happen again. Olivia Cheung, a research fellow at SOAS and co-author of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, recommends books to better understand China’s leader and his quest to build a new world order—led by China and admired by all.
