Revenge_of_the_Forbidden_City:_The_suppression_of_the_Falungong_in_China,_1999–2005
Revenge of the Forbidden City: The Suppression of the Falungong in China, 1999-2005 is a 2009 book by James W. Tong, published by Oxford University Press. It describes how the Chinese government suppressed the Falun Gong in that stated time frame. David Ownby of the Université de Montréal described it as "a very nuts-and-bolts book".[1]
The book shows how the Chinese central government directed the actions.[2] Ownby stated that the book also concludes that the Chinese state retained its power after the Chinese economic reform occurred.[1]
It is intended for readers studying the politics of China in academia.[3]