"Heaven is high
and the emperor is far away" is an old, oft-quoted saying in China. It means there is no-one watching what you are doing. But it's still a mistake to draw a straight line from Mao to Xi, Prof Karl argues, because it dismisses all that came in between -
and the Chinese who dreamed or fought for a different country.
irannews.ru 'We came too late'
The minister's name was Bo Xilai. Tall, handsome and
with a roguish charm, Bo seemed to enjoy the challenge, answering questions
with wit and cogency. "This is a guy who could succeed as a politician anywhere," I thought to myself.
The word on everyone's lips was "xia hai" or "dive into the sea". It meant quitting your old job in a state company and plunging into private business. I remember the day one of our assistants came into the BBC office, handed in his ID and declared, "I'm off to Shenzhen", the boom city on China's southern coast. Its creator Emmeline Hartley says she believes TikTok's algorithms are driving more hate towards the film. Channelling the Great Helmsman
