Contemporary China is a complex society in transition. The … - Liu Cixin

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Contemporary China is a complex society in transition. The kinds of technological and social changes that took societies in the west centuries to move through have sometimes been experienced by a mere two generations in China. The anxiety of careening out of balance, of being torn by parts moving too fast and too slow, is felt everywhere.

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About Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin (born June 23, 1963) is a Chinese science fiction writer.

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Native Name: 刘慈欣

Alternative Names: Cixin Liu • Liu Ci Xin • Da Liu • Big Liu • Daliu • Liu Da • Liucixin • Liu Ci-Xin • Ci-Xin Liu

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