{"product_id":"9781780030494","title":"Limp Pigs And The Five Ring Circus","description":"If the Beijing Olympics convinced you China is changing...think on this\u003cbr\u003e If it was, would China's media police have tried to airbrush from existence every less-than complimentary reference to the Olympic facilities?\u003cbr\u003eIf it was, would the government have introduced transparency legislation then ban the press from writing about it?\u003cbr\u003eIf it was, would China have asked the author to help turn its propaganda machine into respected news agency then ignore all transformation advice?\u003cp\u003eSeven years of broken promises and mental torture at the hands of the masters of the machine left Mark Newham seeking psychiatric help. \u003cbr\u003eEventually he fled, convinced the system is in need of similar treatment.\u003cbr\u003eTo those taken in by the great Changing China deception, he says this. \u003cbr\u003eDon't believe everything you read about China. \u003cbr\u003eChange in the People's Republic is the equivalent of turning your underpants inside out. \u003cbr\u003eIt might look like they've been changed but they're still the same pair of underpants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author Essentials (Indepenpress)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065464570096,"sku":"9781780030494","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780030494_p0.jpg?v=1763711387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780030494","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}