
A powerful provocative play about international relations & the shifting balance of power between East & West Tiananmen Square 1989 As tanks roll through Beijing & soldiers hammer on his hotel door Joe
- a young American photojournalist
- captures a piece of history New York 2012 Joe is covering a presidential election marred by debate over cheap labour & the outsourcing of American jobs to Chinese factories When a cryptic message is left in a Beijing newspaper Joe is driven to discover the truth behind the unknown hero he captured on film Who was he? What happened to him? & could he still be alive? A gripping political examination & an engaging personal drama Chimerica examines the changing fortunes of two countries whose futures will shape the whole world