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Title: Paper Tiger Condition: New Subtitle: Inside the Real China Author: Xu Zhiyuan Translator: Michelle Deeter, Nicky Harman Contributor: Michelle Deeter (Translated by), Nicky Harman (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1781859809 EAN: 9781781859803 ISBN: 9781781859803 Publisher: Head of Zeus Genre: History Release Date: 09/03/2017 Description: In PAPER TIGER the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's 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 China's great transformation is taking place, from Beijing's Silicon district to a cruise down the Three Gorges; he profiles China's 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 insider's view of China that is measured and brave, ambitious in scope and deeply personal. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?
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