 Adventures in the People's Republic of China
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| In 1980, under Deng Xiaoping, Shenzhen — in mainland China, just across the border from Hong Kong — became the first Special Economic Zone in the People's Republic of China, |
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| This city thus pioneered China's expansion into the international sphere. In 2005, The Nearby Café's A. D. Coleman established a new base for himself in Shenzhen, with his life partner (and now wife), Anna Lung, and her teenage son (now their son) Jacky. |
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Middle Kingdom Journal tracks Coleman's personal and professional experiences in mainland China and Hong Kong. These observations and ruminations annotate his cross-cultural adventures as a world citizen in a country that plays an increasingly powerful role on the planet. Ni hao ma?
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