China Remembers

by Lijia, Zhang; MacLeod, Calum

• ISBN13: 9780195917369
• ISBN10: 0195917367
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

On 1 October 1999, the People's Republic of China turns fifty. It has been a rocky ride, at times euphoric, at times tragic. In light of the place China now occupies on the world stage, this birthday will draw attention from around the world. This book commemorates the PRC's journey to date through thirty interviews, presenting one of the most honest and compelling accounts of the country ever compiled.

Author Biography

Calum MacLeod is the Beijing Chief Representative of British investment and government relations consultancy Batey Burn.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	xi
Consolidating Power: 1949--1956	1	(56)
Return to the Motherland	8	(8)
Zhou Youguang
Victory Days	16	(8)
Isabel Crook
Resist America, Aid Korea!	24	(8)
Zhang Da
Speak Bitterness	32	(10)
Sheng Chong
The Blank Page	42	(7)
Zhang Tong
Honeymoon on the Roof of the World	49	(8)
Tashi Tsering
Leaping into Famine: 1957--1965	57	(54)
Righting the Wronged	63	(10)
Dai Huang
The Battle for Steel	73	(7)
Bu Yulong
The Three Bitter Years	80	(7)
Bian Shaofeng
Bridge-Building	87	(7)
Zhong Xunzheng
Goodbye, Elder Brother	94	(8)
Li Sha
Rustless Screw	102	(9)
Qiao Anshan
Making Revolution: 1966--1976	111	(62)
Shanghai Rebel	118	(9)
An Wenjiang
Down to the Countryside	127	(9)
Wu Xiaoping
Voices of Madness	136	(8)
Feng Jicai
Foreign Prisoner of Mao	144	(6)
David Crook
The Red Sun in Our Hearts	150	(7)
Ma Jingjun
The Nixon Shock	157	(7)
Zhang Hanzhi
Imperial Cowherd	164	(9)
Gobro Runqi
Opening the Doors: 1977-1989	173	(60)
The Writing on the Wall	179	(10)
Wang Shan
The Red Flag of Dazhai	189	(6)
Song Liying
Same Bed, Different Dreams	195	(7)
Don St Pierre
Nothing to My Name	202	(7)
Cui Jian
A Peddler's Pride	209	(7)
Zhou Peikun
Yangtze! Yangtze!	216	(7)
Dai Qing
Blood on the Square	223	(10)
Na Han
Entering the World: 1990-1999	233	(7)
To Get Rich is Glorious	240	(8)
Liu Yonghao
Rubbish Man	248	(6)
Xiao Liangyu
Holding Up Half the Sky	254	(9)
Wang Xingjuan
Opiate of the People	263	(8)
Allan Yuan
End of the Iron Rice-Bowl	271	(8)
Chen Liyan
Yue Xiuying
The Election Campaign	279	(7)
Yang Yonghe
Coming Home	286
Sherry Liu