Shirtless in Beijing: reality rather than perfection
Destination Chungking, the 1943 memoir I wrote about in my last post, ends with a paean to the coolies of China, written during a time when the Communists, led by Mao, were beginning to challenge the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek (whom Han Suyin’s husband served under in Chungking). Han is sympathetic to the Communists, though […]
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under Beijing Olympic Games, Guanxi: viewpoints.
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