Well, lotsa 海龟 types and 1.5 gen do return. I think it's understandable to want to return if you're born there and received part of your education there but for those of us born abroad and brought up by other countries, we don't owe Yao anything.I mean we don't even have any memories of him?!
Though one does feel sympathy for Yao since in some Alternative Universe, I would be born there perhaps.Speaking of AUs, have you read this book?
It's a old scifi AU with China as Communist hegemon set in the future. The author's command of Chinese and hanyu pinyin sucks but it's pretty interesting. Though in reality a)I don't think homosexuals will be as oppressed in China in the future as depicted given that China Daily ran photos of gay rights activists in wedding gowns on the streets recently
b)China is not really Communist nowadays
I popped into an art gallery not so long ago and it was full of art by Chinese artists but all Communist kitsch....arghhh..
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Though one does feel sympathy for Yao since in some Alternative Universe, I would be born there perhaps.Speaking of AUs, have you read this book?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312860986/ref=dp_proddesc_1/190-9307313-3967066?ie=UTF8&n=283155
It's a old scifi AU with China as Communist hegemon set in the future. The author's command of Chinese and hanyu pinyin sucks but it's pretty interesting. Though in reality a)I don't think homosexuals will be as oppressed in China in the future as depicted given that China Daily ran photos of gay rights activists in wedding gowns on the streets recently
b)China is not really Communist nowadays
I popped into an art gallery not so long ago and it was full of art by Chinese artists but all Communist kitsch....arghhh..
http://art-for-a-change.com/blog/2007/11/yue-minjun-execution.html
I found this interesting Communist poster website.
http://chineseposters.net/themes/taiwan-liberation.php