![]() ![]() ![]() In Age of Ambition, he describes the greatest collision taking place in that country: the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party's struggle to retain control. He was the China Correspondent at The New Yorker from 2008 to 2013. As the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. Evan Osnos is a staff writer at The New Yorker, a CNN contributor, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.Based in Washington D.C., he writes about politics and foreign affairs. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives as their country dramatically changes. Age of Ambition is a marvel of great reporting, careful thinking, and powerful writing. Evan Osnos captures the country in all its striving, thunderous diversity, through a narrative that moves, provokes and makes us laugh. ![]() From abroad, we often see China as a caricature: a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy-or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. The rise of China is the biggest story of the past twenty-five years. Summary: "A vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation. ![]()
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