Chinese Dissident Bao Tong Speaks Out
Bao Tong, 76, was a top aide and speechwriter for the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s. Now he lives under virtual house arrest, his every move observed, every visitor screened by a handful of guards, every conversation presumably monitored. The Communist Party would clearly like him to fade into oblivion, to live out the rest of his days caring for his goldfish and taking walks in the park. But Bao Tong has no intention of going out quietly.
Austin Ramzy (’03 ) writes from Beijing for TIME.
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Posted February 1st, 2009 |
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