Evening Chats in Beijing: Probing China's Predicament

by Perry Link

A collection of conversations by Chinese writers, journalists, scientists, professors, and officials covers such important issues as resistance, individual responsibility, official tyranny, and the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Genres: China, Nonfiction, Essays

321 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1992

Reviews

[Caleb Lagan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's pretty pessimistic. I have no real way of knowing how accurate all the information was but I left the book not feeling very excited about going to China in August.

[James Reardon · Rating 5 out of 5]

'They enter the streets only to join a sea of strangers, who reflexively regard one another with suspicion. They had no way of knowing how much natural agreement already exists among them on issues such as corruption, lack of basic freedoms, and alienation from their leadership. The discovery of this natural consensus was one of the most important results of the 1989 protest movement. Although public street behavior quickly reverted to normal after the movement, the memory of another way certainly lingers.'