The presence of US Ambassador Jon Huntsman at a protest site in downtown Beijing was enough for conspiracy theorists to start weaving stories of US collusion in the “Jasmine Revolution.”
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gates, Edward Wong of the New York Times joins David and me to discuss Ed's new book, At the Edge of Empire. We discuss frontiers, what the Qing Dynasty means for China, and the different generational perspectives on China's recent past.