At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China with Ed Wong

As a child of Chinese immigrants in the United States, Edward Wong grew up knowing little about his father’s past. His father grew up during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II and the Communist revolution. Believing in the promise of a powerful China, he joined the People’s Liberation Army, serving in Manchuria during the Korean War and later in Xinjiang. In 1962, disillusioned with the Communist Party, he fled to Hong Kong.
When Edward Wong became the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times in 2008, he explored his father’s past while reporting on the new dream of a resurgent China. Following his father as a correspondent rather than a soldier, he witnessed ethnic struggles in Xinjiang and Tibet and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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[@freebusy3512]

When Ed mentioned the word "innovative history", a plain Chinese with junior high school education would know that this is how wolf says hello. Also, his using muitiple but never-complete identity when facing different interviewees in China actually shows how tolerant China is. Finally, lot of respect to immigrants frm Taishan, Ed's family hometown in Canton China, to US. They are the trail-blazer.But people shall also know the dark histry of this group who created all the Chinese-based mafia group in US and how abusively and violently they acted towards Chinese immigrant from other part of China.

[@stevenng8812]

Edward Wong did not disappoint in this interview. Hope he won't stop talking about his Toisan Chinese roots.

[@MetaView7]

Please do not ignore the US/UK blockade, which is the main reason for the Great Leap and other survival initiatives.

[@ptliang011]

Nearly 15 minutes of bullshit and no nuggets of truth conveyed at all. Is this a feel good academic group huddle?

[@anwiycti1585]

To put China and US side by side as empires, is like you don’t see the difference between E Pluribus Unum and Heavenly Mandated. 😅😅

[@wensunkeh2030]

Well, it is very very rare to see one with dyed hair Chinese American.

[@syedsajid697]

Fake guy