clan-politics
Economic and political power on Silicon Isle is concentrated in a few dominant clans, especially the Luo clan, which controls key industries and influences government policy.
1 chapter across 1 book
Waste Tide (2013)Chen Qiufan
In Chapter 1 of Waste Tide, Scott Brandle, a foreign researcher from TerraGreen Recycling, tours the Silicon Isle Museum and experiences the controlled, propagandistic presentation of the island's history and culture. He perceives the local officials' duplicity and the island's environmental degradation hidden beneath a veneer of technological optimism, while his assistant Kaizong reconnects with his cultural roots. The chapter ends with Scott preparing to visit Xialong Village, the center of the island's e-waste dismantling industry, amid complex clan politics and environmental hazards.