why did he escape?
He was targeted for persecution in the Cultural Revolution and his marriage had failed.
Yu-chien Kuan
When the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Kuan, like many other "rightists", was again targeted for persecution. With his marriage already strained for personal reasons, his wife Meizhen (), with whom he had a son, publicly denounced him. In February 1968, he was told to attend an upcoming struggle session against him. Convinced that he was to be
who was yu-chien kuan? was a Chinese-born German sinologist, writer and translator. where was he born? In Guangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China.
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Yu-chien Kuan [SEP] Escape from China
When the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Kuan, like many other "rightists", was again targeted for persecution. With his marriage already strained for personal reasons, his wife Meizhen (), with whom he had a son, publicly denounced him. In February 1968, he was told to attend an upcoming struggle session against him. Convinced that he was to be tortured, he considered committing suicide before deciding to make a daring escape from China. As his work involved registering foreign visitors, Kuan had access to foreign passports. One of them belonged to the Japanese national Saionji Kazuteru (), who somewhat resembled Kuan.