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...parents when they grow old. Girls, on the other hand, leave their parents' home for their husband's clan when they marry. In China's poorest villages, fathers don't even count their daughters when asked how many children they have. "Two strong sons," says a millet farmer surnamed Yang when asked about his family. As an afterthought, he adds: "Two donkeys. A pig. And one daughter...
...same time that he ran the Foundation, Yang was also working towards a doctorate, studying mathematical approaches to politics with Ramsey Professor of Political Economy Richard J. Zeckhauser...
Zeckhauser called Yang an outstanding student with a “sparkling” personality...
...said that he would be quiet, and that no one would know who he was,” Fu said. Through the Foundation, Yang was studying changes in China’s political climate, Fu said, and just wanted to see these changes “on the ground...
...over a week, Yang toured cities in northeast China and called Fu daily to check...