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Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 5: Guangcheng’s Year of Living Famously

Dissident at the Doorstep Episode 5: Guangcheng’s Year of Living Famously

Pod Save the World
50 min
3 Feb 24
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Following a tense negotiation between the US and China, Guangcheng arrives in the United States. He is greeted with a hero’s welcome. He gives speeches. He wins awards. And he tries to adjust to life in New York, hosted by NYU. But quickly cracks start to emerge beneath the glamorous facade.