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ChinaSource Summer Reading

It is often said that summer is for reading. We at ChinaSource love to read all year long, but we thought you might be interested in what members of the ChinaSource team have in our book bags this summer.

A New Must-read for China Hands

Love her or hate her, Empress Dowager Cixi does not leave us with the option of just letting her drift off into historical obscurity. Jung Chang's (author of Wild Swans) recently published Express Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China is destined to become a must read for China hands.

Redeemed by Fire

Lian Xi explores the millennial character of the early Chinese Christianity and the churches relationship with the foreign missionary establishment.

Jesus in Beijing

Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power, by David Aikman.

Reviewed by John Peace