Beneath the party platitudes and state media hosannas on China's phenomenal development over the past few decades, there is another story. One which Robert Hunwick uncovers with tireless research and a storyteller's eye for a gripping narrative.

Jeremiah Jenne, Writer and Historian, China

Everything is Allowed, Nothing is Permitted explores a China rarely featured in books or articles which often focus on economics and political drama over societal realities… there is another side of China, darker, deeper underground, not seen in any Chinese or English literature, but nevertheless just as important. Robert Foyle Hunwick provides a glimpse of that world.

Karoline Kan, journalist and author of "Under Red Skies: The Life and Times of a Chinese Millennial"

A vivid account of a Chinese society rarely seen by outsiders, Everything is Allowed, Nothing is Permitted is full of insight, first-hand details, and anecdotes that pay testament to the author's deep research.

Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post