Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

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In this episode, Andrew talks to Fragile Cargo author Adam Brookes about the true story of how a group of Chinese museum curators saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II

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Adam Brookes is a Canadian-born novelist and journalist. He is the author of several espionage thrillers, including Night HeronSpy Games, and The Spy’s Daughter. He worked for the BBC in Indonesia before becoming the BBC’s Beijing correspondent in China. He divides his time between Washington, DC, and London.

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