{"id":11483,"date":"2022-12-30T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=11483"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:35:23","slug":"10-best-non-fiction-books-on-china-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/10-best-non-fiction-books-on-china-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"2022’s 10 Best non-fiction books on China"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the importance of good translation to entrepreneurial techniques for surviving China’s uncertainty, these 10 best non-fiction books on China \u2013 introduced by author Paul French<\/strong> \u2013 offer an insight into what happened in 2022\u00a0 … and what we can expect to happen in 2023<\/h2>\n

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On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-China Border<\/em><\/a>, Franck Bill\u00e9 and Caroline Humphrey<\/h4>\n

The Russia-China border winds for 2,600 miles through rivers, swamps, and vast forests. It\u2019s a region most businesses rarely interact with, though it\u2019s home to many potential consumers and is a major cross-trade border. Academics Franck Bill\u00e9 and Caroline Humphrey spent years travelling through this important yet forgotten region and found that while it showcases the cultural and economic differences between the two countries, it has the potential to be a growth area in future decades.<\/p>\n

The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters<\/a><\/em>, Megan Walsh<\/h4>\n

Knowing what China is reading is useful for anyone trying to better understand the Chinese consumer and Chinese society. It\u2019s a great addition to our knowledge of trends, tastes, consumption and, of course, the limits of what can be said and read. Megan Walsh does an incredible job pulling together all the strands of what China is reading right now \u2013 including which authors, genres and styles are popular \u2013 as well as how<\/em> they are reading (online, e-books, hard copy).<\/p>\n