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States regularly tell stories about themselves and how the world works. Chinese and American narratives – including about the Biden-Xi summit – remain at odds. 

>> garbage. hand-to-mouth. >> yeah. >> in other words, we're not investing in elevating the quality of our work and elevating the quality of our communities in any way, shape, or form. and there is no more disastrous symptom of the problem than poverty. and poverty, itself, obviously, creates problems. >> that's right and what i have found consistently through this time is that there really is another gap, another disparity, and that's a narrative gap. a disparity in who's interests are reflected most. even our advancements, technological advancements, connecting people online, leave those who...

Began, the numbers were 37 million americans in poverty. now 49 million americans in poverty, or the size of america's 50 largest cities put together. and -- but, unfortunately, numbers are numbers. connection, they don't move people. and so i set out to, and continue to, try to bridge a little bit of this narrative gap. >> and what did -- what did you find the most moving for you in your interaction -- in your journalism that you think that you have really become an artistic vessel for, such that might me and others can share that experience with you? >> one, the -- it's not trite, it may be ...

That's very difficult to follow for a ration enamel person. they decided look we said we as a church will never burn korans again but then they thought you know we still want to burn korans how do we get around that narrative gap. what they said we're not a church any more we'll make our church a court. and then they proceeded to hold a mock trial, and then held the koran as guilty, and one of the possible execution methods was burning. >> if people want to read your article the whole description of the trial itself is so crazy. now everybody from general petraeus, secretary gates to the same ...