My pen pal Han Han
<p><span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span>:</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Weekend">Weekend</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="empathize">empathize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shackles">shackles</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bump">bump</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="notch">notch</span>. <span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Jingming">Jingming</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moniker">moniker</span>, "<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potty">potty</span>-<span word="mouthed">mouthed</span>, <span word="egotistical">egotistical</span>, <span word="effeminate">effeminate</span>, <span word="consumerism">consumerism</span>-<span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="brat">brat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="queen">queen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="archrival">archrival</span>, <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Jingming">Jingming</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expletives">expletives</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="unsullied">unsullied</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="preferably">preferably</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="context">context</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ai">Ai</span> <span word="Weiwei">Weiwei</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yueran">Yueran</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p><span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="duly">duly</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="preferred">preferred</span>" <span word="publications">publications</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="laughably">laughably</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nifty">nifty</span> <span word="framework">framework</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="misgivings">misgivings</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span>.</p>
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