China Past, Present, Future

As politicians and analysts attempt to manoeuvre with the global superpower, these writers reflect on how the 20th century got the nation where it is today. Bombard the Headquarters!: The Cultural Revolution in China is Linda Jaivin's account of the ideological quarrels and personalities that underpinned the violent beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. Louisa Lim's Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong and Edward Wong's At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China mix national history with personal archives to paint detailed portraits of Hong Kong and China, respectively. Hear Linda, Louisa and Edward in conversation with Peter Hartcher as they discuss the crucial history that made China what it is today. This episode was recorded live in May at the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media: Instagram: @sydwritersfest Facebook: @SydWritersFest TikTok: @sydwritersfest

You can listen to China Past, Present, Future online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

China Past, Present, Future is an episode from Sydney Writers' Festival by Sydney Writers' Festival.

This episode is 52:18 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Sydney Writers' Festival when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.