But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their lives to tell you what they saw, even though they have no dog in the fight. John Pomfret chaosdogfight Change image and share on social
I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests. John Pomfret affectbosniadirectly Change image and share on social
I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China. John Pomfret chinagreatpost Change image and share on social
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. John Pomfret affectamericabeacon share on social
Whereas with foreign coverage there's a much broader disconnect between you and your audience. John Pomfret audiencebroadcoverage Change image and share on social
Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively. John Pomfret effectivelyjournalismlearn Change image and share on social
I was fourteen when Kissinger made his secret trip to China, and then there was subsequently Nixon's trip to China, and I was very much seized with an interest in China. John Pomfret chinafourteeninterest Change image and share on social
I grew up in New York City in the late '70s, at a time when U.S. - China relations were something that was on the front page of The New York Times on a regular basis. John Pomfret 70sbasischina Change image and share on social
My main form of transportation at that time was a bicycle, because bicycles could move though the crowd. John Pomfret bicyclecrowdform Change image and share on social
The work is a calling. It demands that type of obsession. John Pomfret calldemandobsession Change image and share on social
