Online vitriol and identity with The New Yorker’s Jiayang Fan

Jiayang Fan, friend of Sinica and staff writer for The New Yorker, joins Kaiser and Jeremy for a discussion on her recently published long-form piece, How my mother and I became Chinese propaganda. The three talk about the experiences that informed her writing, her mother, and how this piece has been received in the United States and abroad. 7:27: Drawing the ire from both sides of the discussion on China 28:48: The remembered sense of humiliation in Chinese history 33:49: Losing face, family, and Chinese culture 46:40: Sexism within online commentary Recommendations: Jeremy: A column by James Carter: This Week in China’s History, featured on SupChina. Jiayang: Negroland: A Memoir, by Margo Jefferson.  Kaiser: Dune, by Frank Herbert. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.