Big Collision: China's Reform Chronicle, 2004-2006

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