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Oct. 5, 2022, 10:19 p.m.
8 Books to Read Ahead of China's 20th Party Congress
8 Books to Read Ahead of China's 20th Party Congress
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These picks each offer piercing insight into how Chinese politics really works.

8 Books to Read Ahead of China's 20th Party Congress

This week, we round up eight books to read in preparation for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which begins on Oct. 16. For Chinese officials, the run-up to the historic 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is not the time to take a break from politicking. China Brief is taking a break from regular programming to help readers prepare for the Party Congress, which begins on Oct. 16. Although the material conditions of Chinese life have changed radically since Yang's fieldwork in the 1980s, the attitudes she describes persist in the generation who grew up then-including China's 60-something leadership. Localized Bargaining: The Political Economy of China's High-Speed Railway Program by Xiao Ma. Most Chinese officials work for provincial governments rather than the relatively small central government. Perry Link's wide-ranging book An Anatomy of Chinese is speculative and fascinating. Link, the author of one of the best articles ever written about Chinese censorship and politics, is also a brilliant scholar of the Chinese language.

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