Philip Pan on the Imprisonment of a Blind Farmer in Chinabr World Affairs Council: Nor Cal - World Affairs Council of Northern Californiabr While capitalism has brought prosperity to China, to what extent have the country’s citizens pushed for greater political freedom? How have ideology and values been tested by the booming economy and the rush to get rich?Award-winning journalist and author of Out of Mao’s Shadow, Philip Pan joins the Council to tell the story of Chinese people pressing for political change in a nation undergoing a remarkable transformation.