New Statesman -

Good shopping, Vietnam!

Xiao Jia Gu — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:12 GMT

Despatches from Hanoi

Muslims of Quanzhou

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The descendants of Arab traders who brought Islam to China are re-establishing traditions

Carry on banqueting

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT

The Chinese are feeding a trouble for themselves

Tory, Tory, Tory and the television truth

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT

His eyes glistened as he talked about the blue revolution. These were Maggie's soldiers, fighting for her on the barricades

Dictators: Between the Party and the markets

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Xiao Jia Gu on Hu Jintao of China

China's love market

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Traditions of arranged marriage and the old faith in communism are merging with consumer choice. This has brought romantic freedom - which comes with its own problems

China goes to church

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Never forget

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Yiyun Li Fourth Estate, 224pp, �14.99 ISBN 0007196628

The emperor's new clothes

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Prince Charles was roundly condemned for describing China's leaders as "waxworks", yet the state-sponsored Crouching Tiger image of the country is no closer to reality. Xiao Jia Gu looks in vain for the truth about the world's fastest-growing power

China doll

Xiao Jia Gu — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Marrying Buddha Wei Hui Robinson, 248pp, �6.99 ISBN 1845291700