The Cast of CHINA IN THE RED
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Tian
Xiao-wei, wealthy peasant
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My
whole life I’ve been a good-for-nothing woman. My father had a bad
class background. My family was poor. Many people in the village looked
down on us. Since the reforms, no one will be against you as long as you
make money.
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Zhang
Shu-yan, laborer in a state-run machine shop
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My daughter
likes to look at how nicely other people eat and dress. I want her to
eat and dress well. But I can’t afford it. Now my salary is only
$36 a month. My life doesn’t matter. My only hope is that my daughter
can go to college and live a good life.
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Feng Hui-xiu,
manager’s assistant at a state-run machine shop
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Everyone’s
worried. I haven’t been this worried in years. People are mad. It
feels like someone will murder the manager. There have been so many cases
like this: people sprawled all over the office, pouring their hearts out,
threatening us with cleavers.
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Mu Sui-xin,
Mayo r of Shenyang
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We
have to change the way people think. Under the planned economy, workers’
and officials’ lives were managed from cradle to grave by the government.
In the market economy, you’re responsible for yourself….We estimate
that 450,000 people will be laid off this year. Where are they going to
find work?
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Nie
Zheng, photographer
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My
parents are always telling me, 'You’re not stable.' And
I wonder, 'What does stable mean?' Getting a monthly salary,
that’s one kind of stability, isn’t it? But are your heart and
mind stable?
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Zhang
Wu, successful businessman
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My ambitions
are boundless. As long as you have money, you can do anything.
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