Books about China, Taiwan, and Tibet include literature, non-fiction, and academic texts that delve into these regions’ historical, political, cultural, and social dynamics. Topics covered may range from the rich cultural heritage and traditions of Tibet, the unique political status and identity of Taiwan, to the intricate geopolitical and economic interactions involving China. Authors may examine issues such as sovereignty, human rights, cross-strait relations, and regional conflicts, providing readers with diverse perspectives and in-depth analyses of one of the most significant areas in contemporary global affairs. Here are our books about China, Taiwan and Tibet.

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Mao: The Real Story by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine

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Mao | The Real Story by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine provides a comprehensive account of Mao Zedong’s rise to power as the leader of China and his ruthless regime. The book traces how he created a totalitarian government even more destructive and extreme than Stalin’s, while transforming China from an impoverished nation to a leading world power. The authors draw upon extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to reveal surprising details about Mao’s rise to power and his leadership in China.

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Die Dongdong-Tänzerin und der Sichuan-Koch by Liao Yiwu (published in German)

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Die Dongdong-Tänzerin und der Sichuan-Koch: Geschichten aus der chinesischen Wirklichkeit by Liao Yiwu | The Dongdong Dancer and the Sichuan Cook: Stories from Chinese Reality is an exciting and direct insight into the real China of today. Peace Prize winner Liao Yiwu has made it his life’s work to give the small, oppressed people in China a voice.

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The Little Red Guard by Wenguang Huang

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The Little Red Guard | A Family Memoir by Wenguang Huang tells story of devotion to traditional Chinese practices during a time of political change. After his grandmother became obsessed with having a proper burial, Huang’s father built her a coffin. Huang was appointed as coffin keeper, a distinction that included sleeping next to the coffin at night.

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God Is Red by Liao Yiwu

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In God is Red by Liao Yiwu, a Chinese dissident journalist and poet — once lauded, later imprisoned, and now celebrated author of For a Song and a Hundred Songs and The Corpse Walker — profiles the extraordinary lives of dozens of Chinese Christians, providing a rare glimpse into the underground world of belief that is taking hold within the officially atheistic state of Communist China.

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June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo

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June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo is a collection of the author’s poems about the protests in Tiananmen Square. The collection presents Liu’s poems written across twenty years in memory of fellow protestors at Tiananmen Square, as well as poems addressed to his wife, Liu Xia.

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Woman from Shanghai by Xianhui Yang

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Woman from Shanghai | Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp by Xianhui Yang explores the horrific experiences of Chinese citizens in a re-education labor camp. He tells the tales of ordinary people facing extraordinary tribulations, time and again securing their humanity against those who were intent on taking it away.

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The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu

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The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities.

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Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China by Kang Zhengguo

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Confessions | An Innocent Life in Communist China by Kang Zhengguo tells the author’s story during a difficult part of China’s history. With clear vision this intimate memoir draws us into the intersections of everyday life and Communist power from the first days of “Liberation” in 1949 through the Tiananmen Square protests and after.

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