Rob Schmitz, Part 2

By Angilee ShahMay 7, 2012

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In part 2 of this interview, Rob Schmitz talks more about factory workers in China, the vast system of netting installed at factory dormitories to cut back on worker suicides, the problems with and opportunities for doing responsible journalism in China, and his book recommendations.

LARB Contributor

Angilee Shah is a journalist with Public Radio International, working in digital media on global news. She is the co-editor (with Jeffrey Wasserstrom) of Chinese Characters and consulting editor to the Journal of Asian Studies. She has spent most of her career writing about politics and culture, particularly as they collide with Asia, and blogs at angileeshah.com.