SINGAPORE: At 97, Liu Dianqin has led an eventful life during some of China’s most tumultuous periods. Born in 1929 in central Henan province, Liu recalled once having to beg for his next meal.

HarperCollins Publishers has announced the publication of Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People, a "personal and definitive" account of the ...