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...attack on imperialists and China's own feudal system?both accused of devouring the masses. So astute was the critique that the story's madman became a revolutionary hero of sorts, and Lu Xun came to be heralded as the father of modern Chinese literature. In Ran Chen's novel A Private Life, set in Beijing in the late 20th century, the heroine follows a similar path. In the book, the scars from the Cultural Revolution are fresh, the social and economic changes of the turbulent 1980s are under way, and the deranged main character is mumbling to herself...
...novel, originally published in China in 1996, is the first of Ran Chen's works to appear in English. At times her poetic style weighs down the story, but she's a seductively intimate writer and a powerful commentator on the perils of China's giddy embrace of capitalism. Chen's main character proves that it's often the most scared, the most hurt, the most rejected who can show the lemming-like masses where they're headed. And in this case, the cliff looks dangerously close. Lu Xun's madman ends his famous diary with the plea: "Save...
...fable from the 3rd century B.C. refracted in modern skepticism, Hero views the birth of the Chinese nation through the murky motives of some of the first Emperor's potential assassins. The plot is a series of tales told by the warrior Nameless (Jet Li) to the Emperor (Chen Daoming). Any or none of the stories may be true; this is Rashomon with a Mandarin accent...
...without warning, hundreds of Chinese missiles strike Taiwan. Day two: China's jet fighters tear across the Taiwan Strait and reduce the island's air force to just 30 planes. Day five: paratroopers land near Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Plaza, storming the offices of President Chen Shui-bian. In 130 hours, China's hostile takeover of Taiwan is complete?at least in cyberspace...
...profess to be so vulnerable? Possibly because they are eager to buy expensive weapons from the U.S., such as diesel-electric subs and Patriot-3 antimissile systems?and a crushing defeat at the hands of a virtual People's Liberation Army makes a compelling case for such an expense. Chen is asking the legislature to take early action on $18 billion in military spending, but he may face tough opposition. "The military is lobbying for the budget, and this was a way to remind people [why]," says Lo Chih-cheng, director of the Institute for National Policy Research in Taipei...