Song Yue, a practicing lawyer in Calgary, Alberta (known professionally as Roger Song), was born into a prestigious military compound in Beijing and recently looked back on a life spanning more than 60 years. His journey is a rare window into the heart of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elite and the eventual “escape” from it.
Song Yue learned the truth about the founding of the CCP during his studies abroad. He summarizes his transformation from two profound turning points: “The turning points stemmed from the June Fourth Tiananmen Square Massacre, and also from freedom.”
Early family influences
Song Yue was born in 1964 in the Hongshankou military compound in Haidian District, Beijing. He recalled his childhood, a time of scarcity. Although life in the compound was relatively isolated, his parents worked hard to create a stable family environment.
He said: “My father, Xin Ziling, whose real name was Song Ke, was a soldier…. He worked at the Higher Military Academy his entire life.” His mother, Jia Lijuan, was the principal of the CCP’s Beigongmen Primary School.
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