- John Pomfret
- Staff Writer
John Pomfret is The Post’s Asia diplomatic correspondent.
“Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom”
In a new history of the 19th-century Taiping Rebellion, historian Stephen R. Platt rethinks its significance on the global stage.
Review: ‘Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China’
Ezra F. Vogel tells the story of how a Communist Party official changed China.
Book review: ‘Tiger Trap’
David Wise probes the spy war between the United States and China in his new book.
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