21st Century China Interpreters (39 books)

Books trying to make sense of the rise of China in the 21st Century.

So only non-fiction books about contemporary China published after 2001.

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1	Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy by Kishore Mahbubani (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,060 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos 4.25 avg rating — 8,802 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	China: Socialismo e Desenvolvimento - sete décadas depois by Elias Jabbour 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	China in Ten Words by Yu Hua 4.05 avg rating — 8,641 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy by Bill Gertz 3.96 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. A Guide for Foreigners by Roland Boer 4.38 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The China Horizon: Glory and Dream of a Civilizational State by Weiwei Zhang 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods by Amelia Pang 4.35 avg rating — 2,177 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The East is Still Red - Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martínez 4.50 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer 4.36 avg rating — 1,214 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Governance of China by Xi Jinping 3.50 avg rating — 494 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Winter Pasture: One Woman's Journey with China's Kazakh Herders by Li Juan 3.94 avg rating — 649 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: Marketization of the Chinese Economy by Harpal Brar 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Rise of China´s industrial policy (1978 to 2020) by Barry J. Naughton 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State by Kai Strittmatter 4.14 avg rating — 3,501 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism by Michael Hudson 4.45 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Does the 21st Century Belong to China?: The Munk Debate on China by Henry Kissinger 3.72 avg rating — 301 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power by Rob Gifford 4.04 avg rating — 3,987 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Has China Turned to Capitalism?-Reflections on the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism by Domenico Losurdo 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State by Weiwei Zhang 3.81 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Trump vs. China: Facing America's Greatest Threat by Newt Gingrich (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Behind The Smokescreen: An Analysis of the West’s Destructive China Cold War Agenda and Why It Must Stop by Gordon Dumoulin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	On China by Henry Kissinger 4.19 avg rating — 10,102 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu 3.85 avg rating — 2,657 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan by Michael Booth 3.88 avg rating — 2,223 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 16,557 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,038 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate by Isabella M. Weber 4.33 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Drunk in China: Baijiu and the World's Oldest Drinking Culture by Derek Sandhaus (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power by Howard W. French 3.96 avg rating — 631 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	China hoje - projeto nacional, desenvolvimento e socialismo de mercado by Elias Jabbour really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	China: O Socialismo do Século XXI by Elias Jabbour 4.12 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Inside the Chinese Wine Industry: The Past, Present, and Future of Wine in China by Loren Mayshark (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States by Anja Manuel 3.92 avg rating — 285 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands by Colin Legerton (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China by Alec Ash (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,139 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China by David Eimer 3.94 avg rating — 720 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	A Landscape of Travel: The Work of Tourism in Rural Ethnic China by Jenny Chio 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia by Michael Buckley 4.05 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars