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Roy JStapleton

Born: Sun Jun 16 1935 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) in Nanjing, China

Social Media:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoyJStapleton
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-jstapleton-8346693

Recent Projects:

• Advisory board member for the Center for China and Global Affairs at Georgetown University
• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Co-founder of the China Digital Times project

Other Info:

• Roy J. Stapleton is an American journalist, author, and scholar. He is a former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, where he covered Asia for over two decades.
• Stapleton was born in Nanjing, China, in 1935. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 with a degree in history. After graduation, he worked as a reporter for The New York Times in New York City and Saigon.
• In 1967, Stapleton was assigned to cover the Vietnam War. He reported on the war from both sides of the conflict, spending time with both American and Vietnamese soldiers.
• After the war, Stapleton continued to report on Asia for The New York Times. He was based in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Beijing. He covered a wide range of stories, including the rise of China, the Tiananmen Square protests, and the Asian financial crisis.
• Stapleton retired from The New York Times in 1995. He has since written several books about China, including "The Other Side of the River: A Journey into China's Hidden World" and "Forbidden Nation: A Journey into the Hidden Tibet."
• Stapleton is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Overseas Press Club's Madeline Dane Ross Award for distinguished reporting on Asia.

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