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Zhang Yuanan Talks to Evan Osnos About the Chinese View of Trump

Episode Summary

<p>At the Republican National Convention in 2016, <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/evan-osnos">Evan Osnos</a> interviewed Zhang Yuanan, a reporter for <em>Caixin</em>, a news organization based in Beijing. Zhang was tasked with translating Trump’s rhetoric—literally and figuratively—for a Chinese audience. A year later, Osnos catches up with Zhang to find out if China is really ready for a U.S. policy that puts “America first.”</p>

Episode Notes

At the Republican National Convention in 2016, Evan Osnos interviewed Zhang Yuanan, a reporter for Caixin, a news organization based in Beijing. Zhang was tasked with translating Trump’s rhetoric—literally and figuratively—for a Chinese audience. A year later, Osnos catches up with Zhang to find out if China is really ready for a U.S. policy that puts “America first.”