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When the Party Ends - China's leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics

by Peh Shing Huei
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Insightful exploration of China's post-Olympic transformation.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities and contradictions of modern China. Through vivid storytelling, Peh Shing Huei takes readers on a journey that brings to light the triumphs and challenges faced by the Chinese people. From the struggles of factory workers to the stories of political intrigue, this book paints a comprehensive picture of a nation in the midst of transformation. It is a powerful reminder that beyond the glitz and glamour of the Beijing Olympics, there are deeper societal issues that demand our attention.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Non-Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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When the Party Ends - China's leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics

by Peh Shing Huei
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ISBN: 9789814342544
Authors: Peh Shing Huei
Publisher: Straits Times Press Books
Date of Publication: 2013-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics
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Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 52 readers)

Description

Co-winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016 for English Non-fictionPeh Shing Huei's provocative book captures his harrowing, humbling and sometimes hilarious experiences in China when he was China bureau chief for The Straits Times. As he documents the rise of China, he also uncovers the problems beneath its sinews. Peh visits the bustling factories of Guangdong wrestling labour woes; strays into the line of fire during the bloody ethnic riots in Urumqi; journeys to the forgotten museum of the Cultural Revolution on a remote mountain top. When the Party Ends chronicles vivid accounts of questionable processes against the voiceless and the powerless. Peh gives voice to their battles with the Chinese Communist Party and errant companies over rights and resources. He shakes off officials so as to meet an environmentalist who was tortured for wanting to save a river from pollution. He speaks to a man who was jailed simply for posting an intemperate tweet. He interviews an ageing former Red Guard undertaker who still cries when he recalls the atrocities of the Cultural Revolution. These and other vignettes are counterposed against Peh's riveting narrative of the "palace intrigues" of the powerful communist leaders in the lead-up to the epochal leadership change in late 2012. It culminates in the dramatic downfall of princeling Bo Xilai - the latest in China's complex political machinations. When the Party Ends is an absorbing and remarkable work of journalism, offering a fascinating insight into a changing China, one where the status quo is being reinvented with each passing day.
 

Insightful exploration of China's post-Olympic transformation.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities and contradictions of modern China. Through vivid storytelling, Peh Shing Huei takes readers on a journey that brings to light the triumphs and challenges faced by the Chinese people. From the struggles of factory workers to the stories of political intrigue, this book paints a comprehensive picture of a nation in the midst of transformation. It is a powerful reminder that beyond the glitz and glamour of the Beijing Olympics, there are deeper societal issues that demand our attention.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Non-Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.