Footnote:

In her article, Ms Sampson makes the following statement: "In 1992, Deng Xiaoping kick-started the economic boom that has made many rich. It was a calculated move…"

China's political and economic reform actually started in 1978, not 1992. If Ms Sampson needs a lesson about it she can read an interesting one here, or ask one of her colleagues Timothy Garton-Ash or Jonathan Fenby.

(China.org.cn December 19, 2008)