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New Yorker Magazine correspondents who have covered China for two generations talked about their coverage of that country and U.S. and Chinese perceptions of each other.

Peter Hessler and Leslie Chang talked about National Geographic’s May special issue on China, including the Chinese middle class, political dissent, health, and cultural issues. They specula…

Mr. Hessler described his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in the city of Fuling, in China’s Sichuan province. In River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, published by Harper Collins, Mr.…

Peter Hessler talked about his book Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China’s Past and Present, published by HarperCollins. He derived the title from an archaeological site in China where the …