Confucius statue, China's National Museum

Confucius 101

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 27, 2015

Michael Schuman, correspondent for Time in Beijing, and the author of Confucius and the World He Created (Basic Books, 2015), talks about what can be learned about China from reading about the history of Confucius in East Asia.

EVENTS: Michael Schuman will be at the 92nd Street Y as part of its "7 Days of Genius" festival, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. Then he'll be at the New America Foundation March 4 at 6:30 p.m.

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