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I missed this profile of Gu back in 2022 just before the Olympics in the Economist's sister magazine 1843.  It should be a free link:

https://econ.st/3yZGNIS

I thought this paragraph was eye opening (only for its candor):

Gu and her mother declined requests for an interview for this story. Through Gu’s American agent, Tom Yaps, Gu Yan said the family would not take part unless they could review the entire article before publication – to guarantee that no criticism of China appeared in the text. “I understand how unconventional a request that is,” Yaps said, but political sensitivities were making them “very cautious”. Gu Yan, he told me, feared that “if [Eileen] participates in an article that has two paragraphs critical of China and human rights, that would put her in jeopardy over there. One thing and a career is ruined.”

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[BostonCard]

I missed this profile of Gu back in 2022 just before the Olympics in the Economist's sister magazine 1843.  It should be a free link:

https://econ.st/3yZGNIS

I thought this paragraph was eye opening (only for its candor):

Gu and her mother declined requests for an interview for this story. Through Gu’s American agent, Tom Yaps, Gu Yan said the family would not take part unless they could review the entire article before publication – to guarantee that no criticism of China appeared in the text. “I understand how unconventional a request that is,” Yaps said, but political sensitivities were making them “very cautious”. Gu Yan, he told me, feared that “if [Eileen] participates in an article that has two paragraphs critical of China and human rights, that would put her in jeopardy over there. One thing and a career is ruined.”

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