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Peter Hessler describes what he sees as the most common misperception Americans have about everyday life in today's China. (1 min., 35 sec.)

Author Peter Hessler on the Open Road in China

The writer talks about driving along the Great Wall and his other adventures. more
Scene from Fujian Blue (Robin Weng, 2007). (dGenerate Films)

China's Past, Present, Future on Film

This seven-film survey explores the hearts and minds of China's future generations. more
L to R: Bambang Susantono, Korn Chatikavanij, Ronnie Chan, (Chairman, ASHK Center), Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah, and Jose Isidro Camacho on Jan. 21, 2010. (ASHK)

ASEAN Ministers Bullish About Future

Asia's emerging markets are powering the global economy, according to ASEAN. more
Tourists take in the view of the Forbidden City from atop Coal Hill in Jingshan Park, north of the former imperial palace on a smoggy day in Beijing on December 10, 2009. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

China’s Environmental Movement: A Journalist’s Perspective

Journalist Liu Jianqiang discussed his investigative stories on the ecological impact and displacement of people by China's hydroelectric projects. more
Historian Rann Mitter contrasts the Chinese Nationalists' and Communists' resistance to Japan during WWII on Jan. 12, 2010.

How A Wartime Past Influences Today’s China

A major reassessment of the Nationalists' role in WWII is underway, claims Oxford historian. more
Indian paramilitary forces in Itanagar, capital of northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which shares a 2,000 km border with China. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)

Bickering by Champions of Globalization in Asia Worries the Region

India and China have far more to gain through cooperation. more
Country Driving by Peter Hessler (Harper, 2010).

Country Driving with Peter Hessler

Excerpt: after living in China for five years, the author gets a driver's license. more
This photo taken on December 8, 2009 shows two people outside a coal-powered power plant on the outskirts of Linfen, China, regarded as one of the cities with the worst air pollution in the world. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

Bringing Hope to Copenhagen

How government funds could help poorer nations cope with climate change. more
Pingdingshan, Hunan Province, China. Niu Guozheng, 2006.

Mined In China － 煤矿中国

China's growth has required a concurrent boom in energy production; these photographs reveal the effects of the boom on the people and places that have fueled it. more
L to R: Ole Schell, James Fallows, and Orville Schell discuss the growing class of entrepreneurs in China. (Ariana Rabindranath)

Win in China: Embracing Creative Entrepreneurism

A new documentary about China's rising entrepreneurial spirit. more