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We intereviewed Lijia Zhang about her forthcoming book, Socialism is Great!, in early June. The piece below was originally published in The Observer, where it received almost 400 comments before the paper closed comments for the story. Since then, it has... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Sat, Aug 16 2008

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08 Sep 08		http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_multiupload » YouTube videoZhang Lijia is an author and journalist who spent most of the 1980s as a worker in a missile factory in Nanjing. Read an excerpt from her new book 'Socialism is great!' A Worker's Memoir of the New China.
08 Sep 08		Zhang Lijia: Socialism is great » Shanghaiist Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei speaks to Zhang Lijia, journalist and author of the new book Socialism is Great. Zhang worked as a teenager in a Nanjing factory which produced missiles designed to reach North America, participated in the Tiananmen Square...
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16 Jun 08		China Annals: Interview with Lijia Zhang » China Beat Lijia Zhang, most recently the author of Socialism is Great!, is also a freelance journalist with a great sense of style and an awesome website. Recently she entertained Nicole Barnes of the China Beat with an interview about her work. Her latest book is...
08 Sep 08		Zhang Lijia: Socialism is Great! » Danwei An interview with Zhang Lijia, an author and journalist who spent most of the 1980s as a worker in a missile factory in Nanjing.This article is from Danwei.org
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