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Wu Jiaxiang 吴稼祥 is a prominent mainland social commentator and author. After graduating from Peking University with a degree in economics, Wu began his career at the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China in 1982. He held a number of government roles in the 1980s. In 1989, he was detained for denouncing martial … more

Wang Hui 汪晖, Tsinghua University professor and former editor of the influential journal Dushu 读书, is the leading voice of China’s New Left. His major works include Against Despair: Lu Xun and the Literary World 《反抗绝望：鲁迅及其文学世界》 (1991), Rekindling Frozen Fire 《死火重温》 (2000) and the four-volume The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought 《现代中国思想的兴起》 (2005). Wang Hui’s scholarship has received considerable attention overseas. Works in English include The Politics … more

Wu Si 吴思 is the author of the highly influential history books Hidden Rules 潜规则 and The Principle of Blood Payment 血酬定律. He has also served as vice-president of Yanhuang chunqiu magazine (炎黄春秋, aka Chinese Chronicles), a publication with a reformist bent.