Orwell Prize Long List – Lovell’s Opium Wars is there

As the long list for the Orwell Prize has been announced there is a chance to plug Julia Lovell’s great book The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China. Of course there’s some stiff competition, not least from China Rhyming favourites such as the late Christopher Hitchens for Arguably and Misha Glenny’s Dark Market: Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You. But still this is a China matters blog and so we must stick with our kind and wish Julia the best of luck.