ku ling, rule of law, taiwan

The Price of Being a Chinese Citizen: Disappearing Without a Trace

Taiwan-born author Ku Ling is known for his book Mainlander’s Hometown, a collection of short stories examining the conflict and confusion over identity and belonging experienced by many second-generation mainlanders. In China, a person can be “disappeared,” unlike in Taiwan. His mother was Taiwanese, but his father was from the mainland and, like others born ...

Helen London

Ku Ling.