NEW YORK, December 17, 2015 — Peter Hessler, author and former China correspondent from The New Yorker and David Remnick, the magazine's longtime editor, discuss the importance of context when it comes to writing about China. Hessler was part of a panel of five former China correspondents from The New Yorker that compared their experiences covering the country for the magazine over four decades. (2 min., 55 sec.)

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