Edward Wong: At the Edge of Empire

Edward Wong grew up in a family of Chinese emigrants who never spoke of their homeland or the People’s Liberation Army under Mao.

When Edward became the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, he started investigating his father’s mysterious past while reporting on the rising nationalism of Xi Jinping. Weaving together protests, politics and culture, At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China is a parallel history of a family and a nation undergoing momentous change.

Join Edward in conversation with award-winning academic and podcast journalist Louisa Lim as they reflect on past and present China.