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Rob Gifford, NPR's Longtime China Correspondent,
to Discuss New Book About the Changes Sweeping China
Audience invited to join the conversation hosted by Midmorning's Kerri Miller
June 5, 2007
WHAT: National Public Radio's longtime China correspondent Rob Gifford will join host Kerri Miller for a discussion about the dramatic changes facing a modern China.
In his new book, China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, Gifford traverses Route 312, which covers 3,000 miles from Shanghai to the border of Kazakhstan. The journey presents a backdrop for a trenchant exploration of the social and economic revolution that is sweeping the country.
Rob Gifford first went to China in 1987 as a 20-year-old language student. He has spent much of the last 20 years studying and reporting there. From 1999 to 2005, he was the Beijing correspondent of National Public Radio, and he traveled all over China and the rest of Asia reporting for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He is now NPR's London bureau chief.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 21
WHERE: Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum, 480 Cedar, St. Paul
ADMISSION: Admission is free, but reservations are required. To reserve tickets, go to www.mpr.org/china.
TUNE IN: This event will be recorded for broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program, date TBA. Midmorning is broadcast 9-11 a.m. weekdays on all Minnesota Public Radio News stations, including KNOW 91.1 FM in the Twin Cities.
Press Contacts:
Christina Schmitt
Minnesota Public Radio
612-227-0201
cschmitt@mpr.org
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