β Scribed by Zhiyuan, Xu
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In PAPER TIGER the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the worldβs second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society.
Xu Zhiyuan describes the many stages upon which Chinaβs great transformation is taking place, from Beijing's Silicon district to a cruise down the Three Gorges; he profiles Chinaβs dissidents, including Liu Xiaobo, Ai Weiwei and Chen Guangcheng; and explores lesser-known stories of scandals that rocked China but which most people outside that country did not hear about - and which shed troubling light on China's dark heart.
Xu Zhiyuan understands his homeland in a way no foreign correspondent ever could. PAPER TIGER is a unique insiderβs view of China that is measured and brave, ambitious in scope and deeply personal.
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