China… Contested Era, Blossoming Memory: Reconsidering the Early 1950s in the Present PRC 1 Nov 201014 Feb 2014 In walking around Chinese book markets, perusing Chinese newspapers, talking to Chinese scholars and intellectuals, and just plain thinking here in the PRC, the remarkable fact emerges of the enormous…
history and memory… Stories to Follow 15 Jul 201015 Jul 2010 I recommend you watch how these stories develop, since most of them have yet to be really reported in the Anglophone press: 1. Legacies of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria Chinese…
Korean War… Lin Biao’s Dissent on the Korean War 12 Mar 201012 Mar 2010 In a country and political system where history thrums deeply with contemporary political connotations, it may be interesting to note that, after an orgy of publishing since 1990 about the…
Art… Depicting China’s Androgynous Past 11 Oct 200911 Oct 2009 In researching a previous post about Lu Buwei and era of China's Warring States, I came across a number of very interesting blogs on the Sina.com platform. Since WordPress and…
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