Book description
China is one of the great nations of the world. Containing roughly
twenty per cent of the population of the globe, its economy is
booming, and its role on the world's stage is increasingly
influential. Yet this fascinating country is as complex as it is
unusual: its inhabitants are denied some of their fundamental human rights.
This powerfully written and incisive book throws light on China's
record today. From the restrictions on speech and worship to the lack
of freedoms under the law, the economy, health and the environment, it
provides a well-informed look at what the inhabitants of this vast
state may or may not do.
Frank Ching was educated at Columbia University in New York, then
worked as a journalist for the
New York Times
before setting up the
Wall Street Journal's
first bureau in Beijing in 1979. Later, after nine years on the
Far
Eastern Economic Review
he moved to the
South China Morning Post as
Senior Columnist. He also hosts a current affairs tv programme called
'Newsline' which airs weekly on the World channel of Asia Television. He
lives in Hong Kong.
