{"id":9409,"date":"2021-02-19T04:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/?p=9409"},"modified":"2021-02-19T11:35:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:35:10","slug":"when-the-red-gates-opened-my-interview-with-dori-jones-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickichenwrites.com\/wordpress\/china\/when-the-red-gates-opened-my-interview-with-dori-jones-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Red Gates Opened: my interview with Dori Jones Yang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you\u2019re old enough, you might remember back to the days when China was inaccessible, locked away from the non-Communist world behind its Bamboo Curtain. My husband and I guessed that we would see a man walk on the moon before we saw China open its doors to the average American tourist. In 1969, Neil Armstrong proved us right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When China finally did open up, it was an exciting time, not only for travelers, but also for businesses. My guest today, Dori Jones Yang, was there when it all happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1982, Dori, who worked for Business Week<\/em>, was sent to Hong Kong as their bureau chief and sole correspondent for Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and India. What? Yes. All of them. And she was only six years out of college. Reading the early pages of her memoir, I kept wondering: would an admittedly shy young woman be able to handle it? But Dori wanted to escape ordinariness, and she wanted to see the world. She was determined, and this was her chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dori\u2019s memoir, When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China\u2019s Reawakening,<\/em> was published last year, and she\u2019s here today to tell us a little about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you so much, Dori, for agreeing to an interview. I\u2019m delighted to be able to introduce you and your book to my readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n