The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China (Energy, Climate and the Environment). Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes the political challenges in developing a set of long-term national strategies to ensure speedy, safe and [...]

The Emperor’s Tomb (Cotton Malone). Cotton Malone teams with old heartthrob Cassiopeia Vitt on a dangerous mission to retrieve a priceless Chinese lamp from the third century B.C.E. in Berry’s rousing fifth thriller to feature the ex-federal agent (after The Paris Vendetta). Two high-ranking Chinese government ministers, hard-liner Karl Tang and more liberal Ni Yong, [...]

Tun-huang (New York Review Books Classics). More than a thousand years ago, an extraordinary trove of early Buddhist sutras and other scriptures was secreted away in caves near the Silk Road city of Tun-huang. But who hid this magnificent treasure and why? In Tun-huang, the great modern Japanese novelist Yasushi Inoue tells the story of [...]

The austere China Gerth experienced as a 1980s student contrasts with the economically charging country he teaches today as a professor in Britain. Interested in consumerism, Gerth delves into the effects individuals’ purchasing preferences are producing on China; the domestic and international political impact of Chinese growth is not addressed—for that, see The Beijing Consensus, [...]

Feng Shui: Use the Power of The Force For Everyday Use. If you’re looking for a way to increase your peace of mind… decrease your level of stress… and effortlessly get into that “zone” where everything just seems to “go your way”… then you’ve found the right book!

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Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese diet green tea has been long revered as a tasty drink that can ward off diseases and improve one’s well-being. Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the link between Chinese diet green tea and good health has never been severed. It’s been [...]

Chapters: Mooncake, You Tiao, Egg Tart, Xiaolongbao, Green Onion Pancake, Pineapple Bun, Mantou, Chinese Bakery Products, Cha Siu Baau, Baozi, Shengjian Mantou, Jin Deui, Kompyang, Sweetheart Cake, Shaobing, White Sugar Sponge Cake, Shuangbaotai, Go Believe, Chinese Pancake, Banana Roll, Curry Beef Triangle, Sou, Laobing, Mandarin Roll, Hujiao Bing, Ox-Tongue Pastry, Cream Bun, Paper Wrapped Cake, [...]