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David Moser on Performing Comedy in China

The sinologist talks about moving to China in 1989, his first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala in 1999, and learning xiangsheng from the masters.

Ian Johnson on China Correspondence, from 1984 to Now

The Pulitzer-winning journalist tells the story of his first trip to China in 1984, and how it changed his views on foreign reporting.

Fox Butterfield on Bringing the New York Times to China

The veteran journalist and author tells us about his first trip to China, and how he opened the Beijing bureau of "The New York Times"...

Orville Schell on Visiting China in the 1980s

The 1980s in China were an exciting, ephemeral period of opening. The Peking Hotel podcast talked to a China watcher who lived, and recorded, what...

Perry Link on Getting to Know June 4 Intellectuals

Chinese intellectuals played a critical role in China’s opening during the 1980s, and the protests of 1989. In a new podcast collaboration, we talked to...

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15 Oct, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Panel: China's Psychological Scars

Join us for a panel discussion with Jianying Zha, Li Yuan and Orville Schell, on occasion of the publication of his book "Inside China's Secret Prisons," that examines how China's turbulent political history has shaped the way Chinese people understand authority, each other, and themselves. Use code CBR15 for half-price tickets, as a China Books Review reader.

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