Sunday, April 06, 2014

China's Great Wall of Silence.

March 27, 2:53 pm:

Dear Youqin,
...
While looking for an already-translated version of your CND article online I saw this:

At two in the afternoon, the attacks began. Then a young girl, Wang Youqin recalled five school officials kneeling on a table in a large playground. A Red Guard shouted, "Someone get into the woodworking room and give me a stick!"http://english.caixin.com/2014-01-17/100630606.html

Is that accurate? You have always told me you were not a witness to any of the events of that day. If I recall correctly, you told me you were not even at the school that day. Please explain.

-Ben

March 27, 4:55 pm: 
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I was there and watched how they beat the five at the first 20-30 minutes of the "violent struggle session." I could not take it and left. At that time we did not have a wrist watch that is very expensive. I stayed in my dorm room and read a book. I still remember the book's title that is about meth. Then I went to dining hall. The atmosphere in the dining hall is very exciting for the violence.
Youqin