Chinese writers

Roughly 100,000 Americans have died from what President Trump has disparagingly called "the Chinese Virus," as reported by a media he labels "fake news." Trump has accused China of deliberately obfuscating facts, possibly including the origin of the virus.  Read more

It was mostly sunny throughout the seventh edition of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF), which concluded its three-day run on November 17. The mood of the exhibitors and visitors was equally sunny and positive. And the same could be said for event co-organizer BolognaFiere, which was back for its second outing with a more ambitious (and successful) agenda.

Earlier this month, my nine-year-old son came home from his bilingual school in Shanghai having vandalized his Mandarin textbook. Under the title of a lesson called "The Bountiful Xisha Islands," he had scribbled, in pencil, "不好," or "not good." The Xisha, or "Western Sands," are islands in the South China Sea that are known in English as the Paracels.  Read more

China's children's book market is on a roll, and there is no stopping the momentum any time soon. That was the consensus of those visiting the recent China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF).  Read more

For many readers, no matter where they come from, the collective childhood experience begins with the line "Once upon a time" - reading and playing with their siblings and parents. Imaginations are ignited in infancy by fairy tales drawn from diverse cultures and languages, carried far and wide by the wonders of storytelling.  Read more