25 June 2024
Reckoning with China
Robert Wright and New York Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong discuss Chinese history, US-China relations, and Edward’s new book, At the Edge of Empire.
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In this video:
- Edward’s new book, At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China
- What Americans get wrong about China
- Humiliation and China’s national psychology
- Why Edward’s father joined the People’s Liberation Army
- How Edward’s father fell out of favor with the PLA
- How draconian is Xi Jinping’s crackdown on Uyghurs?
- Famine, purges, and alienation in Mao’s China
- Heading to Overtime
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