Unhappy China

Unhappy China: The Great Time, Grand Vision and Our Challenges (Chinese: 中国不高兴：大时代、大目标及我们的内忧外患; pinyin: Zhōngguó bù gāoxìng: Dà shídài, dà mùbiāo jí wǒmen de nèiyōu wàihuàn) is a book written by Song Qiang, Huang Jisu, Song Xiaojun, Wang Xiaodong and Liu Yang and published in March 2009.[1] The book, a follow up to China Can Say No, caused controversy, encouraging China to become a hegemon rather than getting cast aside.[2]

The book was a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies in the month after publication.[3] In contrast, the Chinese newspaper Shanghai Daily reported that the book "caused a stir among some experts and scholars" but "failed to strike a chord among average Chinese",[1] and some readers reject the book as "bitter rant of ultra left-wing intellectuals who feel sidelined under Beijing’s policies of reform and opening."[3]

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References
  1. Qi, Fu; Huizi, Li (27 March 2009), "Book 'Unhapp China' stirs a controversy", Shanghai Daily, retrieved 29 March 2009
  2. Ramzy, Austin (20 March 2009), "A New Book Reveals Why China Is Unhappy", Time, retrieved 27 March 2009
  3. Hille, Kathrin (27 March 2009), "China's 'angry youths' are novel heroes", Financial Times, Beijing, retrieved 27 March 2009
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