Chan Koonchung
The Fat Years
PREFACE
A NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION
LIST OF MAIN CHARACTERS
Part One
1. TWO YEARS FROM NOW
2. NEVER FORGET
3. FROM SPRING TO SUMMER
Part Two
1. WANDERING BACK AND FORTH
2. THE FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE OF SEVERAL PEOPLE
Part Three
EPILOGUE
Idealism Chinese style
To live or die together
The Chinese Leviathan
The Chinese model
A century-old dream comes true
The best option in the real world
Heaven save the Communist Party
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