The Footsteps of Strivers

This is a story of struggle by an engineering graduate. Right after college, he encountered the Cultural Revolution and was subsequently sent to a May Seventh Cadre School for re-education. Despite years of hardship, he never gave up, continuing to study his professional field and foreign languages diligently. Finally, the historical opportunity of Reform and Opening-up arrived, granting him a chance to showcase his talents. Starting as a technician at a marginal factory within a large enterprise, he rose step by step to become Assistant to the General Manager of the company. To his surprise, he was later appointed a bureau-level government official, and then transitioned from an administrative leader to a frontline figure in China’s opening-up drive. This book chronicles his decades-long journey of perseverance, full of twists and turns, rich in narrative and highly readable, suitable for readers of all generations.