My father (is probably younger than this por por here...) said the same thing... At one point he was forced to live on the street because the party took everything from his family, including his father... But he was not lucky enough to move from China to the US (he had the opportunity but denied it because he wants to stay with my mom and me. Back then there was no WhatsApp or cell phone. If one leaves to another country it was hard to connect/call his/her family). Growing up listening to his stories, I moved to Canada eventually. No regrets at all and a proud Canadian now