China Books Podcast
The China Books Podcast is a monthly interview series on all things China and bookish, from ChinaBooksReview.com. Hosted by Alec Ash or Alexander Boyd, we talk to authors about their recent works on or from China and the Sinophone world, from politics and history to fiction and culture. Subscribe to stay in the loop, and drop us a rating if you enjoyed it! China Books Review is a project of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and The Wire China.
China Books Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 38: Will China Cure Cancer? with Ruby Wang
You may know of the “DeepSeek moment,” China’s arrival at the frontier of artificial intelligence in 2025. But have you heard of “Akeso”, the biotech company that heralds China’s rise to the top of global medical research? It might be more sign...
Ep. 37: What China’s Writing with Na Zhong
Sally Rooney’s Chinese translator and our own “What China’s Reading” columnist talks to us about Chinese tastes in literature and her own debut novella.
Ep. 36: Food Writing with Clarissa Wei
The author of a new book of postpartum recovery recipes tells us what to eat while “sitting the month,” and how Taiwanese food is distinct from Chinese cuisine.