Rob Gifford
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Rob Gifford was National Public Radio's China Correspondent from 1999 to 2005. He is currently the London correspondent for NPR, having returned from a leave of absence to write China Road (ISBN 1400064678), a non-fiction book on his six week trip on National Highway 312, China's 3000 mile (4800 kilometre) "mother road" stretching from Shanghai to the Gobi Desert.
Gifford speaks fluent Mandarin.
[edit] Media appearances
- Interviewed on The Diane Rehm Show on 3 September 2007 to promote his new book, China Road.
- Appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on 25 July 2007 to promote his book.