The most popular China books of 2026

China books published in 2026, most popular first.

Cover of The Sage Handbook of China and the Environment

The Sage Handbook of China and the Environment

Yifei Li, Christopher Coggins

Published 2026

658 pages

Cover of The New Cold War at Sea Maritime Implications of the China-Russia Quasi-Alliance

The New Cold War at Sea Maritime Implications of the China-Russia Quasi-Alliance

Lyle J. Goldstein, Vitaly Kozyrev

Published 2026

424 pages

Cover of Elemental

Elemental

Arthur Snell

Published 2026

384 pages

Cover of Involution A Worker Inquiry Amid China's Youth Unemployment Wave

Involution A Worker Inquiry Amid China's Youth Unemployment Wave

Gonglao Collective

Published 2026

224 pages