The former China correspondent talks about how the tragedies of the 1960s and 70s are discussed inside China today, the Communist Party's approach to this period of its history and why some people are nostalgic for those years.

The journalist talks about her new book; reporting on Russia, China and North Korea; and how past wars have become such a dominant presence in the politics of those countries.

The scholar reflects on what he's learned from reading the Communist Party's official newspaper every day for two years.