"Acclaimed writer Pinglu's novel runs two parallel stories in different times. A representative for the Dutch, who occupied Taiwan in the early 17th century until they were driven out by Koxinga, is bitter about his job. Not only is he having trouble quelling the troubles between the Dutch and the local people, he is well aware that his own people in Indonesia are back stabbing him. The other story is set in modern time with a senior State Department official who has a soft spot for diplomats from Taiwan and his relationship with a seemingly vulnerable diplomat lands him in hot water."
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