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Yangzom Brauen: 'Across Many Mountains' (Complete)

Actress and Tibet activist Yangzom Brauen recounts her family history in an unflinching new memoir. more

Ezra Vogel: Deng's Decision

Deng Xiaoping's biographer speculates about the thinking behind the 1989 Tianamen Square massacre. more

Deng Xiaoping: Confidence, Not Arrogance

What were the traits that let China's Deng Xiaoping maintain power for so long? more

Ezra Vogel on Deng Xiaoping (Complete)

A landmark new English-language biography of Deng Xiaoping traces Deng's path from purges and exile to the very top of China's Communist Party. more

Patrick French's India (Complete)

Watch: One writer's attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of India between two covers. more

Ashis Nandy and India's 'Radical Diversities'

Highlights: Scholar Ashis Nandy argues for a new kind of cosmopolitanism and a rejection of "internalized" colonial values. more

'Assignment: China' (Complete)

Veteran journalists look back on their experiences as the first Americans to cover China from the inside. more
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Asia Society Podcast: Another Pakistan

Veteran journalist Christopher Lydon, of Radio Open Source, traveled to Pakistan in the summer of 2011, microphone in hand, ready to take the pulse of the embattled nation. more

Tom Brokaw Reflects on His Work in China

Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC Nightly News, reflects on reporting trips to China that span four decades. more