NPR's Leila Fadel and Steve Inskeep speak about his upcoming reporting trip to China and why it is important now.

4 or 5 years old at that point. ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: (Laughter) I was a college student, Steve. INSKEEP: (Laughter) Oh, OK - college student. He lived here as China rose. He still lives nearby in ...

STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: We're reporting from China this week and are in Shanghai today. A team of us has been traveling around this enormous coastal region, dozens of cities where people manufacture ...

STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: We've been visiting the source ... Our tour gave us news how China responds to U.S. tariffs and a picture of life in the world's second largest economy.

NPR's Steve Inskeep attends the China Development Forum in Beijing, an annual gathering of global business leaders where rising economic tensions with the U.S. are on display this year.

In the coming days, a MORNING EDITION team will be reporting in China, and that's led by Steve Inskeep. Hey, Steve. Why... STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: Hi there. FADEL: ...Are you going now? INSKEEP ...

ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: (Laughter) I was a college student, Steve. INSKEEP: (Laughter) Oh, OK - college student. He lived here as China rose. He still lives nearby in Seoul, South Korea. He's back ...