When The Red Gates Opened
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When The Red Gates Opened

A Memoir of China's Reawakening

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

When The Red Gates Opened

A Memoir of China's Reawakening

About this book

A Riveting Memoir of Cross-Cultural Romance at a Pivotal Moment in History When China opened its doors in the 1980s, it shocked the world by allowing private enterprise and free markets. As a foreign correspondent for BusinessWeek, Dori Jones Yang was among the first American journalists to cover China under Deng Xiaoping, who dared to defy Maoist doctrine as he rushed to catch up with richer nations. Fluent in Mandarin, she got to know ordinary Chinese people—who were embracing opportunities that had once been unimaginable in China. This deeply personal story follows her rise from rookie reporter to experienced journalist. Her cross-cultural romance gave her deeper insights into how Deng’s reforms led to hopes for better lives. This euphoria—shared by American businesses and Chinese citizens alike—reached its peak in 1989, when peaceful protestors filled Tiananmen Square, demanding democracy. On the ground in Beijing, Dori lived that hope, as well as the despair that followed. You’ll be inspired by this book of empowerment about a young woman from Ohio who pushed aside barriers to become a foreign correspondent and then persevered despite setbacks. Written in a time when China’s rapid rise is setting off fears in Washington, this book offers insight into the daring policies that started it all.

Information

Publisher
She Writes Press
Year
2020
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781631527524
Subtopic
Journalist Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Prologue
  8. Chapter One: The Red Gates Open
  9. Chapter Two: Disorientation
  10. Chapter Three: Hong Kong Jitters
  11. Chapter Four: China’s Back Door
  12. Chapter Five: Behind the Bamboo Curtain
  13. Chapter Six: Suspicions and Frustrations
  14. Chapter Seven: A Whiff of Panic
  15. Chapter Eight: Barriers
  16. Chapter Nine: Serendipity
  17. Chapter Ten: Mango Milk Shakes
  18. Chapter Eleven: Tidal Wave
  19. Chapter Twelve: Inside a Chinese Family
  20. Chapter Thirteen: Gale-Force Winds
  21. Chapter Fourteen: The Big Prize
  22. Chapter Fifteen: Distrust
  23. Chapter Sixteen: Dreaming Different Dreams
  24. Chapter Seventeen: Capitalism and China
  25. Chapter Eighteen: Hurdles and Hazards
  26. Chapter Nineteen: Persistence
  27. Chapter Twenty: Inside China at Last
  28. Chapter Twenty-One: There and Back Again
  29. Chapter Twenty-Two: Why It Matters
  30. Chapter Twenty-Three: Birth of a Family
  31. Chapter Twenty-Four: Rocky Shoals
  32. Chapter Twenty-Five: Baby and Tibet
  33. Chapter Twenty-Six: Deng’s Dilemma, Dori’s Dilemma
  34. Chapter Twenty-Seven: Contrasts and Contradictions
  35. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Simmering Discontent
  36. Chapter Twenty-Nine: China Erupts
  37. Chapter Thirty: The Aftermath
  38. Chapter Thirty-One: Leaving for Home
  39. Epilogue
  40. Acknowledgments
  41. About the Author
  42. Questions for Book Group Discussion

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