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Zhang Lijia: Socialism is great

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... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, Sep 08 2008

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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
23 Jul 08		Long Hair Drama, by Zhang Lijia » Danwei Zhang Lijia is an author and journalist who spent most of the 1980s as a worker in a missile factory in Nanjing. Atlas and Co. recently published Zhang's memoir of her time there, written in English called "Socialism is Great!": A Worker's Memoir of the...
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...
16 Aug 08		Hand Grenades and Olympics » China Beat 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...
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