Similarly, a recent Chinese bestseller, A Survey of Chinese Peasants , reveals the tremendous human costs of China's modernization drive. The book caught the attention of both the elites and the mass public with its heart-breaking stories of the suffering endured by 900 million farmers and its bold criticism of the government's rural policies.
无独有偶，一本新近的中文畅销书《中国农民调查》披露了中国为现代化所付出的高昂人力成本。该书以其对9亿农民困苦境况的细致描述和对政府农村政策的大胆批评，引起了精英阶层和普通大众的注意。