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Orville Schell (R) speaks to Damian Woetzl (L) and Yo Yo Ma at the opening ceremony of the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2011. (Dong Lin)

Orville Schell's Top 5 Books on China and the West

Recommended reads: five books that account for how China and the West got to where they are today. more

Amitav Ghosh and Jonathan Spence (Complete)

A leading historian of China and a historical novelist assess China and India's historical relations, focusing particularly on the Opium Wars. more

Amitav Ghosh and Jonathan Spence (Complete)

A leading historian of China and a historical novelist assess China and India's historical relations, focusing particularly on the Opium Wars. more
Yale University Sterling Professor of History Emeritus Jonathan Spence in Washington, DC in May 2010. (neh.gov)

Interview: Jonathan Spence on the China-India Relationship

The acclaimed Yale historian Jonathan Spence discusses China and India in advance of his appearance at Asia Society's "Chindia Dialogues." more