He’s a revered figure in China. But what does Sun Yat-sen, born in Guangdong, raised in Hawaii, and buried in Nanjing have to do with Beijing?
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.