Hi,

The title of this question is a bit weird but I will elaborate here.

So, I just read The Last Manchu and I have a question about it. Near the end of the book, while he was being brainwased by the communists, it seemed like he was treated very well. For example with the treasure he had hidden which he, eventually, turned in. Later it turns out that the thought center boss guy already knew about it because other's snitched on Pu Yi and the boss guy probably also had common sense.

I don't know much about communism in the Soviet Union, but it seems that breathing in the wrong direction would already get you purged.

So, now my question. Is there a reason why Pu Yi was treated so well? Were other's also treated this well and given so many chances to change?

The obvious answer would be that he was an emperor so he got treated better because they had a plan for him. But in the end they actually used his brother as an official for the Manchu people.

One of the things I learned from the book is that the Chinese communists were pretty swell dudes, is this correct?

Thanks