Chinese-born British writer Jung Chang's books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 15 million copies outside mainland China, where they are banned. Her new book, Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister, documents the dominant roles the Song sisters played in 20th-century Chinese life. She joins the show to discuss her latest book and why she still remains optimistic about the future of her homeland.
20 Oct 2019
Jung Chang: 'I still have a tremendous optimism for China'
From Sunday Morning, 11:05 am on 20 October 2019
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