Emily Feng — Let Only Red Flowers Bloom- with Steve Inskeep

Watch author Emily Feng's book talk and reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C. PURCHASE BOOK HERE: https://politics-prose.com/book/97805... The rise of China and its great power competition with the U.S. will be one of the defining issues of our generation. But to understand modern China, one has to understand the people who live there - and the way the Chinese state is trying to control them along lines of identity and free expression. In vivid, cinematic detail, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom tells the stories of nearly two dozen people who are pushing back. They include a Uyghur family, separated as China detains hundreds of thousands of their fellow Uyghurs in camps; human rights lawyers fighting to defend civil liberties in the face of mammoth odds; a teacher from Inner Mongolia, forced to make hard choices because of his support of his mother tongue; and a Hong Kong fugitive trying to find a new home and live in freedom. Reporting despite the personal risks, journalist Emily Feng reveals dramatic human stories of resistance and survival in a country that is increasingly closing itself off to the world. Feng illustrates what it is like to run against the grain in China, and the myriad ways people are trying to survive, with dignity. Emily Feng is an award-winning international correspondent for NPR. She's a regular contributor to NPR podcasts and member stations and she is also a frequent guest on U.S. and BBC radio and television programs. Previously based in Beijing, China for NPR, she now lives in Taipei, Taiwan. Feng will be in conversation with Steve Inskeep. Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Known for interviews with presidents and Congressional leaders, Inskeep has a passion for stories of the less famous: Pennsylvania truck drivers, Kentucky coal miners, U.S.-Mexico border detainees, Yemeni refugees, California firefighters, American soldiers. He is the author of Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi and Jacksonland. Be Sure To Click SUBSCRIBE:    / @politicsprose   @politicsprose Visit us online at: http://www.politics-prose.com/ Follow us on Twitter:   / politicsprose   Follow us on instagram:   / politicsprose   Like us on Facebook:   / politicsandprose   Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@politicsprose Follow Us On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@politicsprose... Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter: https://politics-prose.us9.list-manag... Become a store member and save: https://www.politics-prose.com/member... Audio Archive: https://archive.org/details/@politics... Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. #books #booktube