Big Bang - Chronicle of China's Reform

Author: Ma Guochuan
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Wu Jinglian referred to the debates since 2004 as China's "Third Great Debate on Reform." However, Ma Guochuan states in the beginning of this book that the "Lang-Gu Debate" in August 2004 "marked the opening of the Third Great Debate on Reform," which is not entirely accurate. In reality, the curtain had already been raised, and the debate had never ceased. It can only be said that the extreme example of the "Galanz Incident" elevated state-owned enterprise reform to an ideological level, thereby bringing the reform debate to the public and the internet, finally grounding the long-simmering controversy. In this sense, calling the debates since 2004 the "Third Great Debate on Reform" can also hold validity. The author, with the boldness and sensitivity of a young person, comments on some political and economic phenomena in this "Third Great Debate" from a news perspective and a public perspective, reflecting on the outcomes of the reforms. The book is lively and engaging, with a certain political depth, making it worth reading.