WHAT: Author Mike Chinoy discusses his new book "Assignment China" with moderator Melinda Liu

WHEN: June 28, Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:00 PM Beijing Time (online)

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: Published recently by Mike Chinoy, "Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic" tells the story of foreign correspondents in China and their coverage of stories from the 1940s' civil war to the COVID-19 pandemic. The author uses the journalists' own words to document the insights, trials and tribulations of the foreign media in China over a period of 70-plus years. Chinoy will discuss how the foreign media sought to "test the boundaries, challenge the restrictions on coverage…and explore parts of Chinese society that had long been off limits", in conversation with foreign correspondent Melinda Liu. "Assignment China" is available at the following Amazon.com link (including on Kindle):

https://www.amazon.com/Assignment-China-American-Journalists-Republic/dp/0231207999​

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