I Wanted To Analyse And Understand How

Living In London Is Like Being On A Luxury Cruise Liner.

I Meant That The Chinese People Are Not Aware Of Their Own Entrapment. They Believe They Live In A Free Society, But Don't Realize How Much They Are Being Monitored And Controlled, How Much The Information They Receive Is Restricted And Warped, Until They Step Out Of Line, That Is, And Feel The Heavy Hand Of The State Fall On Them.

I Left Beijing In 1987, Shortly Before My Books Were Banned There, But Have Returned Continually.

The Chinese People Have Been Forced To Forget The Tiananmen Massacre. There Has Been No Public Debate About The Event, No Official Apology. The Media Aren't Allowed To Mention It. Still Today People Are Being Persecuted And Imprisoned For Disseminating Information About It.

I Wanted To Analyse And Understand How The Chinese People Could Have Their Lives So Crushed By Fear.