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[ChinaFile Presents] The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

April 21, 2025 — Historian Joseph Torigian talks about his latest book The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping, the first English-language biography of the father of the Chinese leader. Torigian not only traces the elder Xi’s story but explores how his legacy shapes the worldview of his son. ChinaFile editorial fellow Jeremy Goldkorn moderates the conversation. (46 min., 55 sec.)

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Preview: 'Xiao Jia Going Home'

Damien Ounouri's documentary Xiao Jia Going Home (2008) follows acclaimed director Jia Zhangke as he revisits old haunts in his hometown of Fenyang in Shanxi province.

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Policy

US-Pakistan Cooperation Against Taliban

NEW YORK, February 16, 2010 - Asia Society Fellow Hassan Abbas discusses the capture of Mullah Baradar and US-Pakistan cooperation against the Taliban. (Video from Worldfocus, 3 min. 31 sec.)

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China Today: 'The Big Issue Is Mobility'

Author Peter Hessler describes what he sees as the most common misperception Americans have about life in today's China.

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'The Political Uses of History'

Historian Rann Mitter contrasts the Chinese Nationalists' and Communists' resistance to Japan during WWII.

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China's Open Road, with Peter Hessler (Complete)

NEW YORK, February 9, 2010 - Author Peter Hessler reads from his China memoir Country Driving before a Q & A with Emily Parker of the Center on US-China Relations. (1 hr., 6 min.)

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Policy

Will India-Pakistan Peace Talks Succeed?

C. Raja Mohana and Adil Najam discuss the possible outcomes of India-Pakistan peace talks at the Asia Society in New York.

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India and Pakistan: Back from the Brink (Complete)

C. Raja Mohan, Adil Najam and Robert Templer discuss prospects for peace for India and Pakistan in light of the resumption of diplomatic conversation.

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Arts

Viet Nam's 'Port of Choice'

NEW YORK, February 2, 2010 - Arts of Ancient Viet Nam curator Nancy Tingley describes the heyday of Viet Nam's Hoi An, when it became "the port of choice" in Southeast Asia. (1 min., 28 sec.)

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Arts

Ancient Viet Nam: Ports of Call (Complete)

NEW YORK, February 2, 2010 - Guest curator Nancy Tingley shares an insider's look at the landmark exhibition Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea. (55 min.)

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