“The problem is that in order to publish a book in mainland China, you have to agree to be subject to censorship. That's the nature of the system. I don't challenge that system on its face. It's their system. But as an author, I have a choice to make whether I'll participate or I won't.”

American journalist and author

Evan Lionel Richard Osnos is an American journalist and author. He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008, and is known for reporting on politics and foreign affairs, especially in the United States and China. Since 2016, he has also written about the world’s wealthiest individuals. His 2014 book, Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, won the National Book Award for nonfiction.