The Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) announced on September 27, 2025, that Timothy Trainer’s third novel, The China Factor, received the Bronze Award in MWSA’s Mystery, Thriller, Crime fiction category.

Ranked this year as high as #63 for Asian Literature amazon.com, his latest book comes on the heels of The China Connection, which received a 2024 Bronze Award from the MWSA in the same category.

About the book: The China Factor highlights economic friction between the United States and its economic adversaries as the driving force behind his stories. It takes readers from Washington, D.C., and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), unfolding as the FBI thwarts the exchange of stolen information to a Chinese diplomat. Having stopped one attempt, the investigation targets the person providing the information that China had previously received.