Brief Review: Empress Dowager Cixi
The Open Bookshelf provides critical commentary on some of the most important literature in and around China. From historical fiction to...
Brexit: In the Chinese Context
As British social media descends into post-Brexit misery, and the US presidential campaign spirals off into similar depths of...
Brexit: In the Chinese Context
As British social media descends into post-Brexit misery, and the US presidential campaign spirals off into similar depths of...
One Issue, Two Sides
The polemic of the South China Sea is far from reflective of either China’s relations with its Asian neighbours, or its relationship with...
One Issue, Two Sides
The polemic of the South China Sea is far from reflective of either China’s relations with its Asian neighbours, or its relationship with...
A New Age of Mechanised Warfare
Information is the most powerful weapon of our age, it defines the direction of public opinion, makes or breaks political careers, and...
In Defence of China
It is considered dangerously unfashionable to be defensive when responding to the world media's daily dose of China-bashing. In this...
The Eurasian Century
For years, the Western media have been hyperventilating between China’s “imminent collapse by five in the afternoon” and a looming...
Leftover or Latecomer?
Alongside a rising number of “leftover women” are a generation of married mothers, seeking to reassert their independent selves, and...
Leftover or Latecomer?
Alongside a rising number of “leftover women” are a generation of married mothers, seeking to reassert their independent selves, and...
