It was a typical Beijing scene. I was in a private room in a restaurant having dinner with a handful of academics, the head of a Daoist temple, a rich young businessman, a senior official in the central government, plus the usual coterie of wives, protegés and assistants. The 15-year Maotai was flowing and the boisterous priest was making frequent and extravagant toasts around the…
James Miller
James Miller is a professor of Chinese studies and the director of the cultural studies interdisciplinary graduate program at Queen’s University in Kingston.