A Heart for Freedom: The Remarkable Journey of a Young Dissident, Her Daring Escape, and Her Quest to Free China's Daughters Review

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A Heart for Freedom: The Remarkable Journey of a Young Dissident, Her Daring Escape, and Her Quest to Free China's Daughters ReviewAs an Ivy League graduate and Chinese-American male, I had my own preconceptions before reading Chai Ling's book. I thought I knew everything there was to know about modern Chinese culture, having visited many different parts of China several times. But then I read Ling's book, and three things happened: I was illuminated about the real situation in China; I was convicted about my own apathy (and even endorsement) of what is happening; and I was transformed as I began to see the deep love God has for the Chinese people, from the ranks of the Politburo all the way down to the millions of $2/day peasants. Allow me to elaborate on each point:

Illuminated: Ling doesn't hold back at all, sharing her joys and sorrows, triumphs and defeats. She isn't trying to paint herself as a hero, and it is for this reason that I trust her account of what really happened in the spring of 1989, and what has followed since. I was struck by her earnestness, and also by the level of detail she uses throughout. She shares with an uncomfortable rawness the tragedy of what happened at Tiananmen--the mistakes of the democratic student movement and the failures of the government that mercilessly crushed the movement, literally, to death. Then, I was shocked by the account of what continues today through the one-child policy, a Tiananmen massacre every hour.

Convicted: I was convicted on two fronts--the first, that I have stood idly by while millions of women live under fear and oppression as a result of both the one-child policy and the culture of gendercide. Ling's account opened my eyes to the horror of what a population control policy really means; after all, how could you possibly enforce that policy except by forced abortions and forced sterilizations? Second, I was convicted of the role that men have played in the last century in basically forcing women to terminate their pregnancies. Ling shares candidly about her own four abortions, all the result of pressure from men and society. Here, it is not merely the government, but it is the culture that gives men authority over women's bodies, whether they be a girlfriend, a wife, or a daughter. As a man, I was convicted that I am at fault for this massive loss of life and the pain that we have caused women. We should be cherishing and protecting women, not oppressing and condemning them.

Transformed: It's easy to point the finger at others, but it's a lot harder to point the finger inward and allow God to do all the rearranging. Yet that's exactly what Ling has done. By the end of the book, I was angry at China--at its leadership, at its culture, at its men. And how much more should Ling feel deep hatred, resentment and bitterness! Instead, she has embraced the God of love and the God of forgiveness. Through Jesus Christ, she has found a way to forgive those who have hurt her, and to extend the love of Christ to all. That doesn't mean she's soft on injustice--on the contrary, the NGO she founded, All Girls Allowed ([...]) , is a living example of how Ling has channeled her convictions in a way that both protects the innocent while loving the guilty.

If you haven't yet committed your life to Jesus Christ, I encourage you to read this book and learn how Ling--after all that she endured--came to commit her life to Christ. If you are a believer, read this book to remind you of God's awesome power and grace, and then share it with your friends who don't know him!
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