Kim Stanley Robinson's latest book is Red Moon, and it's set maybe a decade or two after moon colonization has happened. It's not his best work (it's worth reading but I'm not sure if it's worth owning) but he is known for this genre of fiction and it has some pretty interesting observations in it.
According to him at a bookstore appearance he did a few months ago, he did a lot of research. I believe he had substantial discussions with Chinese friends (mostly academics). He also said he did a reading at an event with Liu Cixin.
