NPR鈥檚 Emily Feng shares stories of people pushing back against China in new book

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NPR鈥檚 Emily Feng shares stories of people pushing back against China in new book

By Leoneda Inge,

Published April 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT

Feng was a foreign correspondent based in China for seven years, but was kicked out following her reporting on protests in Hong Kong.

She recently returned to Duke University for a conversation hosted by the Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and for her class reunion.

Guest

Emily Feng, foreign correspondent for NPR who was based in Beijing and Taipei, and author of the new book

Due South

Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 瓜神app as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda鈥檚 work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital 瓜神app Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Emily Feng

Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for 瓜神app, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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