Alec Ash
@alecash
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Writer and editor focused on China. Editor, https://t.co/pdWqljgc75. Senior fellow, Asia Society. Author, ‘Wish Lanterns’ and ‘The Mountains Are High’
New York, NY
Joined January 2011
Thrilled to make it onto NPR's list of their best books of 2024. "In this beautifully written book, Ash introduces us to [urban escapees in rural China]. They fittingly call Dali “Dalifornia,” for its chilled vibes, California-like good weather and picturesque mountains."
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"The emancipation of Chinese women was never a benevolent gift handed down from male leaders on high." Another cracking piece by Zheng Churan (one of the feminist five) in @chinabksreview reviewing a book about sawmill protesters
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When a state-run sawmill from the Mao era privatized and eventually closed, its female workers were denied fair compensation. Its story doubles as an alternate history of China’s feminist protest...
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Great to see Barbara Demick and Patrick McGee in here, who we've both hosted for talks at @AsiaSocietyNY
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Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
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Thank you to @alecash and the team at @chinabksreview for excerpting our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION, which the magazine calls "a dark read which pulls no punches." ⬇️ TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NEWLY EXCERPTED PAGES:
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In a graphic novel depicting a dystopian future Hong Kong, three former democracy activists struggle to come to terms with a dark new reality.
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Oof, right down the middle. Biggest deterrence is a strong US position https://t.co/DCFhloRJFm
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Read Na Zhong's (@nazhongwriting) latest "What China's Reading" column, her bimonthly roundups of the latest in sinophone literature. This edition takes us around Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and elsewhere — each work grappling with escape from confinement, in all its forms:
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Five new books from the wider world of sinophone literature, including a Taiwanese book on Covid quarantine and a Malaysian Chinese memoir of loss.
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"Preference for China strongly correlates with age: the younger the respondent, the more likely they are to welcome Chinese leadership"
economist.com
Our new poll shows global opinion is swinging its way
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"It would be a shame to let the prominence of the son be the only reason to appreciate the story of the father."
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Xi Zhongxun, one of China’s early communist revolutionaries, tried to balance reformist instincts with loyalty to the Party. His failure left an indelible mark on his son, Xi Jinping.
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Important news: Indie Chinese film festival in US canceled after pressure campaign. "I did think it might be better here," the organiser said ... "It turns out I was wrong."
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Organizer's reports of harassment echo other allegations of transnational repression
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Very good piece by @nazhongwriting on the Chinese Google worker murders, and what they portend for China's relationship to the American Dream, in the very cool new magazine Equator
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The Silicon Valley killing that exposed the new fault lines in Chinese society
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If you're in New York and free tonight, everyone should come watch this doc!
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When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
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Terrific piece on the 1929 hunting trip by President Roosevelt's two eldest sons to capture or kill a giant panda, by Kevin Schoenmakers in @chinabksreview
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In 1928, the eldest two sons of President Theodore Roosevelt set out to capture or kill a giant panda. Their hunting trip accidentally contributed to the cause of wildlife conservation.
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“Everyone is competing for first-class seats on the Titanic,” Mr. Yu said. “But few stop to ask where exactly the ship is headed.”
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这个流行语折射出人们对中国经济高速增长时代的怀念。它也是中国Z世代最新的反文化表达，年轻一代对经济前景和社会环境感到幻灭，怀念过去本身就暗含对当下的批评。
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Read my translation of Fei Dao's sci-fi story "The Storytelling Robot" (plus a Q&A with the author)
chinabooksreview.com
A science fiction story by Fei Dao, translated by Alec Ash — plus a Q&A with the author on the importance of Chinese sci-fi.
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Last chance to register to listen to @danwwang talking about Chinese Engineers vs. US Lawyers and his NYT bestselling book "Breakneck" at @AsiaSocietyNYC tonight, I'm introducing for @chinabksreview!
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Join technology specialist Dan Wang to discuss his new book, in conversation with Julian Gewirtz, a former senior official in the Biden administration.
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Thrilled to be featured in an interview on《大理一年》(Chinese edition of Mtns Are High) for the excellent 界面世界: https://t.co/kmmWFLwVqg and first podcast recording in Chinese for 忽左忽右 which was a treat:
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A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao’s campaigns in the wake of the 1958 Amdo Rebellion. Read Benno Weiner's review of the acclaimed Tibetan novelist Tsering Döndrup's masterpiece, "The Red Wind Howls":
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A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958.
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Listen to the latest episode of the China Books Podcast, in which Alexander Boyd @alexludoboyd and Alec Ash @alecash discuss a genre of bestselling China books: conspiracy theories with a right-wing bent. Available everywhere you listen to podcasts and our website:
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At the Wuzhen Reading & Literary Festival, writer Alec Ash discusses the dilemma and anti climax of pursuing goals:Pursuing these goals is itself a dilemma. #Wuzhen #Summer2025 #chinatravel #summercity #summer #WuzhenReadingLiteraryFestival
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