China's Lost Decade Condition:Like New Let the fool gape and

Let the fool gape and shudder - the man knows

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China's Lost Decade Condition:Like New Let the fool gape andThe period in China's recent history between the death of Mao and the debacle of 1989 can be seen as a long decade, but also historically as a "lost" decade. It is "lost" in the sense that the political engagement of intellectuals and makers of culture was erased by China's official history makers; it is also "lost" in that its memory has been abandoned even by many who lived through it; "lost" also in the embarrassed silence of those who prefer to