#chinadream

"...Selling the future on a mythologized past, be it convenient amnesia or coerced rewrite."

“China Dream” by Ma Jian is a thought-provoking novel that offers a scathing critique of the Chinese Communist Party’s oppressive policies and its impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. The book follows the story of Ma Daode, a corrupt official who becomes obsessed with the “China Dream,” a slogan coined by President Xi Jinping to promote nationalistic pride and a vision of China as a global…

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