Time as witness

Author: Shi Fang
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: China's most historically significant divorce case involving (Singapore), which was not just a dispute with a man or family from an island nation. Singaporean lawyers involved in the case took turns making their arguments; she was arrested with handcuffs and charged in court, defending herself with shock, causing a sensation throughout Singapore and Southeast Asia. A small woman, she won dignity for the Chinese! She is a rare case among women who went abroad, and her case is considered to be of landmark significance. She was born into a intellectual family in Beijing, married into a wealthy Singaporean family, but due to differences in cultural background and values, she had conflicts with her in-laws, which gradually intensified. Her husband wanted to drive her out of the house, and she was "forced to take up arms" and went to court to fight for divorce and property division against the wealthy family. Both sides hired top Singaporean lawyers. This book records the entire process of the lawsuit.
Chapter Beijing Love
1. A Thousand Miles of Fate
In July 1986, I graduated from the Tourism Department of Fujian Overseas Chinese University (initially a junior college, later changed to a bachelor's degree program) and was assigned to work as a tour guide in the American Department of the China Travel Service in Beijing. A year later, one morning, I met a summer tourist group from Hong Kong, mainly students, at the capital airport as a local guide. They came from the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia. Since it was midnight, most of the group members were very tired, so I briefly introduced the itinerary for the next few days and then took them to the Hui Long Guan Hotel. The next morning, after breakfast, I was on my way to the assembly point when suddenly a tall and handsome young man appeared in front of me. "Shi Fang, good morning! My name is SH, and I'm with your group."