FOR crime writers, China is the new Soviet Union: a vast, opaque empire, rich in resources and locked in political and economic battle with the West.

• 对侦探小说家们来说，中国是新的苏维埃联盟：一个巨大的、晦涩难懂的帝国，资源丰富，且陷入了与西方的政治和经济战争中。