Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for more than two decades reporting on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In his new book, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the World, Roberts looks at what actually powers the Chinese economic machine. From the rural villages that supply the vast numbers of migrant workers to what this massive internal migration has meant for China’s …
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Frank Langfitt talks about his adventures as a part-time taxi driver in Shanghai, and his book The Shanghai Free Taxi
by Paul Frenchby Paul FrenchFrank Langfitt is has been NPR’s UK correspondent since his arrival in London in 2016. Previously he spent five years as NPR China correspondent based in Shanghai. During his time in Shanghai, he drove a free taxi for a series on changing China through the eyes of ordinary people. He has now released a book The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China featuring …