China's Pathfinders/中国寻路者

Chen Xiwen, Wang Xinkui, Shao Ning, and others share firsthand accounts of how China's reforms unfolded.
听陈锡文、王新奎、邵宁等人讲述改革背后的故事

This book is a collection of profiles by Gao Yuan, chief special reporter and senior editor at Jiefang Daily. In this anthology, the author offers nuanced portraits of pivotal figures-the pathfinders of reform-who have contributed to China's contemporary development model. It features fifteen individuals, including Shao Ning, Wang Xinkui, Zhou Qiren, and Chen Jia'er, as well as two collective profiles: "The WTO Negotiators" and "The Three Chinese Legal Heroes of the Tokyo Trials."

The lives of these individuals not only represent journeys of personal fulfillment but also reflect broader narratives in China's forward march. Through gentle yet probing interview-based narratives, the author interweaves their dramatic life stories with the fate of the nation, recounting seventy years of China's developmental history in a conversational tone. In the meeting of minds, sparks of insight fly, leaving behind a valuable firsthand record of New China's transformative seven decades.
本书是解放日报特聘首席记者、高级编辑高渊的人物特写选集。在本选集中，作者对那些在中国当代发展模式上贡献过力量的重要人物，那些改革的探路者，进行了细致地刻画。包括：邵宁、王新奎、周其仁、陈佳洱等15人，和"WTO谈判者""东京审判中方三杰"两个人物群体。这些人物的人生，既是自我实现的过程，也是中国前进道路上的一个侧影。作者通过温糯和软的访谈书写，将受访者跌宕起伏的人生故事与国家命运串联起来，闲话中国70年发展史。在思想的碰撞中擦出火花，为新中国70年巨变留下珍贵实录。