John Fitzpatrick. About New China, the Koreas, Myanmar, Thailand, and also about Japanese and Chinese writers and poets. The main emphasis is on North Asia and the political tectonics of this very important, powerful, and many-peopled area.
"If you choose not to define yourself through your ability and effort, for whatever reason is most comfortable and easy for you, then this society will define you, and you won't like it."John Fitzpatrick 2013