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Watch: Dan Washburn and ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap discuss The Forbidden Game in New York
Recorded Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Asia Society in New York. Watch the complete program: Or a highlight, entitled ‘The Other Side of the Chinese Dream’:
Read MoreWhy Obama’s golf gaffe would never happen in China: My story in The World Post
In this day and age, we’ve come to expect to see images of U.S. presidents gracing gossip websites and the covers of tabloid newspapers. But rarely, as it was recently, is golf at the heart of the discussion. After breaking briefly from a two-week vacation …
Read MoreThe Australian calls Forbidden Game ‘a wake up call’
Glenda Korporaal writes: An award-winning American reporter who lived in China for 10 years, Washburn uses stories about these people involved in the booming golf business to provide an insight into the China dream that has had a tectonic impact on the world, and the …
Read MoreVideo: Experience China’s ‘Forbidden Game’ in 30 riveting seconds
In advance of my New York book event tomorrow at Asia Society, my colleagues at ChinaFile put together a nice little 30-second teaser video, which is embedded above. If the video piques your interest, and you happen to be in the New York area, stop …
Read MoreNew York Times Sinosphere blog interviews Dan Washburn about Forbidden Game
From the Q&A with New York Times reporter Austin Ramzy: What were your first interactions with golf like in China? Did you play much while you lived in Shanghai? I actually don’t golf, so it’s a good thing my book isn’t a how-to. My first …
Read MoreThat’s Shanghai review: Forbidden Game ‘gets the balance just right’
Washburn has a rich topic, and he does it justice. This is a China book, not a golf book, and it’s a very good one. Read the review by Aelred Doyle below (click the image for a larger version), or download the entire August 2014 …
Read MoreDan Washburn’s Q&A with The Diplomat about China’s Forbidden Game
From the Q&A with Justin McDonnell: How did Forbidden Game come to fruition? I guess you could say it’s been nearly a decade in the making. Not long after I started writing about the topic, I realized the story of golf in China is much …
Read MoreShelf Awareness: Forbidden Game ‘insightful’ and ‘delightful’
Tom Lavoie writes: Washburn’s extensive research and his breezy, reporter’s style make this insightful book both educational and delightful. Read the entire review at Shelf Awareness.
Read MoreRead an excerpt from Dan Washburn’s The Forbidden Game in Quartz
Despite Beijing’s golf course moratorium, some big developers have continued to show a remarkable ability to manage and massage guanxi with local government officials. Without the right connections, it would never have been possible to operate on the grand scale needed to build a golf …
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