China Books Podcast | 7 April 2026 | 0h 37m | Listen Later 
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Interview with Erin Cline about her book The Analects: A Contemporary Translation. Discusses her revisionist translation of Confucius’s Analects, arguing the original text is more gender-inclusive than later patriarchal interpretations suggest. Portrays Confucius as a spiritual innovator whose teachings on ritual and family remain a vital foundation for human goodness.
China Books Podcast | 4 November 2025 | 0h 43m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify
Interview with Chris Horton about his book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival. Discusses Taiwan’s history and identity, arguing that liberal democracies have “erased Taiwan” to appease Beijing. Explores Taiwan’s past, including indigenous peoples, Dutch and Japanese colonial rule, waves of Chinese migration, the KMT’s 38 years of martial law, rapid democratization starting in 1987 and Taiwan’s status as a globally critical yet isolated “Ghost Nation”.
China Books Podcast | 1 October 2024 | 0h 45m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify
Interview with Peter Hessler about his book Other Rivers: A Chinese Education. Discusses his most recent stint living in China, teaching writing at Sichuan University in Chengdu from 2019 to 2021; how the new generation of Chinese students differ from those he taught in the late 1990s; his experiences of Covid in 2020; the circumstances in which he left China in 2021; and the uncertain future of China writing.