An Ideal Chinese Society? Future China From the Perspective of Female Science Fiction Writer Hao Jingfang

Abstract

This paper examines social and political commentary in contemporary Chinese science fiction
literature written by women. I argue that these writings pose challenging views of a future Chinese
society as well as provide suggestions for a more equal society. Through a close reading of Hao
Jingfang’s novelette “Folding Beijing” (2014) and her short story “Invisible Planets” (2010), this
paper analyzes the discrepancies between the official image and her perceptions of the “Harmonious
Society” and the “China Dream”.