China’s Disappearing Countryside, with Colin Flahive

China’s Disappearing Countryside, with Colin Flahive

July 7, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 34

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Colin Flahive discusses the transformation of southwest China's countryside over the last 25 years.

Over the last quarter century, the countryside of southwest China has been transformed. The author of two memoirs reflects on what is lost, and what is gained. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books Review, a project of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and The Wire China. For any queries or comments, please write to info@chinabooksreview.com.

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Host: China Books Review

Guest: Colin Flahive

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Organizations: China Books Review, Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, The Wire China

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