country. and then it all came apart. first xi s father was arrested, supposedly for supporting a play and a book that krcriticized mau. his mother was forced to denounce his father. one of his sisters reportedly committed suicide. because she was being hounded so much for the family s political problems, and that s a fact that you won t see in the official party histories. xi, still just a child, was forced to fight for his life in the streets of beijing. there was nobody at home. there were no parents at home for a very young teenager. and that teenager was trying to survive in the chaos of a revolution. the culture rev lolution was this implosion of chinese society, right down to the family level. just this kind of inferno of all
one of his sisters reportedly committed suicide. because she was being hounded so much for the family s political problems. and that s a fact that you won t see in the official party histories. xi, still just a child, was forced to fight for his life in the streets of beijing. there was nobody at home. there were no parents at home for a very young teenager. and that teenager was trying to survive in the chaos of a revolution. the culture revolutions was this implosion of chinese society right down to the family level, just this kind of inferno of all of the bonds of trust and hierarchy that organized society. in his late teens, the party sent xi out to work as a pe dis peasant in the countryside. he spent many, many, many
center of beijing where all the leadership works and many live. he had a very privileged existence in a socialist society. they used to be called born red meaning they were brought into the world with the expectation that they would eventually lead and take over the country. and then it all came apart. first, xi s father was arrested. supposedly for supporting a play and a book that criticized mao zedong. his mother was forced to denounce his father. one of his sisters reportedly committed suicide. because she was being hounded so much for the family s political problems and that s a fact that you won t see in the official party histories. xi still just a child was forced to fight for his life in the streets of beijing. there was nobody at home.
center of shenzhen. he had a very privileged existen and society. they used to call themselfed the born red, which meant they have been brought into this world with the expectation they would eventually lead and eventually take over the country. and then it all came apart. first xi s father was arrested, supposedly for supporting a play and a book that criticized mao zedong. his mother was forced to denounce his father. one of his sisters reportedly committed suicide. because she was being hounded so much for the family s political problems, and that s a fact that you won t see in the official party histories. xi, still just a child, was forced to fight for his life in the streets of beijing. there was nobody at home. there were no parents at home for a very young teenager. and that teenager was trying to survive in the chaos of a