Shuyun Sun

Filmmaker and writer on Chinese history and culture

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Filmmaker and writer about Chinese history and culture, whose books include The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth and A Year in Tibet

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Amy Chua, Tiger Mother

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