In the Shadow of the Rising Dragon: Stories of Repression in the New China - Softcover

 
9781137278791: In the Shadow of the Rising Dragon: Stories of Repression in the New China

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In China, public beatings, gruelling official questioning, and unexplained detentions have become common place . In the Shadow of the Rising Dragon is a revealing look at life under this police state. Brave Chinese citizens from all walks of life share their stories of brutality and oppression to expose the shocking and violent truth.

Dissidents in China risk their freedom to reveal the truth about life under their country's police state

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Xu Youyu is one of the signatories of Charter 08, a manifesto drafted by Liu Xiaobo and other intellectuals calling for substantive political reform in China. Xu received a human rights prize on behalf of Liu Xiaobo in 2009, and he publicly supported Liu's Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.

Hua Ze is also a signatory of Charter 08 and filmmaker that exposes China's human rights transgressions. She has been detained in police custody and is currently a visiting scholar at Columbia University.

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