Nailed into a boat: Escaping Mao’s China
Lives Less Ordinary
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We Built China, Your Parents Didn't Fit With Workers China
Andrew Watwood was just four when his parents were sent to a re education camp. His father told him they would be encouraged to have more babies for the revolution. Both of Andrew's parents were university graduates, rare in those days. Their status as intellectuals meant they were never given jobs. They then suddenly realized that they were not wanted and became quite des ondence.
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