Rob Gifford - Citizendia

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. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. China National Highway 312 (312国道 also referred to as Route 312, is an important 3000 mile highway that runs across the breadth of People's Republic of China Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The Gobi (Говь Govi or Gov', "gravel-covered plain" Chinese: zh-t 戈壁(沙漠 Gēbì (Shāmò)

Gifford speaks fluent Mandarin. Fluency (also called volubility and loquaciousness) is the property of a Person or of a System that delivers Information quickly and Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan

Media appearances

Interviewed on The Diane Rehm Show on 3 September 2007 to promote his new book, China Road. The Diane Rehm Show is an award-winning National Public Radio Call-in show with more than 1 Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on 25 July 2007 to promote his book. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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