Zhang Lin
"Chimerica" follows photojournalist Joe Schofield, who photographed the unidentified Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in 1989 during the deadly pro-democracy protests. Twenty years later, Chinese dissident and ESL teacher Zhang Lin, who was present during the 1989 riots, assists Joe in his quest to find Tank Man. Zhang Lin's fiancee, Liuli, died in the protests and flashback scenes between Liuli and Zhang Lin appear throughout the play. Joe's journalist colleagues recommend that Joe not pursue the Tank Man. After Joe returns to America, where Lin suggests the Tank Man is living, Zhang Lin is tortured by the Chinese authorities. Joe develops a relationship with Englishwoman, Tessa, who is profiling the Chinese population so that her employer can have an advantage in China. At the end of the play, it is revealed that Zhang Lin was the Tank Man.