Richard Bernstein was born [1] in New York City but grew up on a poultry farm in East Haddam, Connecticut.
[2] In 1973, Bernstein joined the staff of Time magazine tasked with writing about Asia.
[4] The Coming Conflict with China (1997) was chosen as one of The New York Times "Notable Books of the Year 1997.
"[5] Bibliography Bernstein lives in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
His wife is Zhongmei Li, a Chinese classical dancer who worked with Jia Zhoungli and whom he met at a New York film screening.