A long time correspondent of NPR in Beijing, China, Louisa Lim, describes her as the one “who kept of my secrets and offered unstinting moral support” in her book, “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited” which was published early last year.
The Chinese immigration official sees her as a fashion reporter, working for a publication with a very industrial title, “Women’s Wear Daily” which based in New York City, covering non-political events such as the Miss World beauty pageant at the city of Ordos, near Mongolia.