SETTING
Dallas, Washington D.C., Beijing, Palo Alto, Yingcheng.
TIME
2006–2016
TEXT NOTE
Bold text is spoken in Mandarin and synchronously translated into English by the Translator.
Bold and underlined text is spoken in Mandarin,and not necessarily accompanied by a translation.
Where noted, a ‘staggered’ translation occurs with a slight delay, as though being translated in real time.
Whenever the / symbol appears within the dialogue,it is to indicate an overlap of speech with the subsequent line of dialogue.
A NOTE ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
The Translator is an intermediary between the audience and the action.
They intervene in the action only when their presence becomes essential.
They are otherwise engaged in an act of self-abnegation.
Yuchen Wang (seated) with Jing-Xuan Chan.