Beijing… New Fragments from Mao in the Cultural Revolution 10 Dec 2018 In December 2013, scholars of the history of the PRC were given a shot in the arm via the publication of Mao Zedong Nianpu, 1949-1976, consisting of six volumes of previously obscure…
Beijing Prisms of Tiananmen 3 Jun 20103 Jun 2010 This year the buzzword, for Pierre Haski, at least, is "subliminal resistance." The 21st anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on largely young pro-democracy protesters on Tiananmen Square is…
Cultural Politics… Germany Commemorates, China Forgets 29 Oct 200929 Oct 2009 The Chinese Communist Party seems intent on preventing any spillover from Europe's orgy of commemorations of 1989. China Daily has featured just a small handful articles about German reunification in…
China… Party Time is Nearing 20 Sep 200920 Sep 2009 One can only imagine the breathless commentary... The above is taken from a highly-recommended feast of images regarding the preparation for the 60th anniversary of the PRC in Beijing on…
China… Things I was going to explain before July finished [I] 1 Aug 20092 Aug 2009 I was going to explain how the CCP is launching a new English-language magazine called Qiushi to bolster its theoretical marketability and soft power among the mild left of North…
China… Remembering Tiananmen and 1989 in Europe [1] 19 Jul 200922 Jul 2009 June 4, 1989 may lay buried under new epochs already, but the meaning of that date for China and its observers is clearly going to continue reverberate for decades. The…
Art… Qianmen: The Foreigner’s Lament [I] 17 Jul 2009 (Note: Chinese characters may not display properly due to Turkish-style computer in Berlin via which this entry is being uploaded.) Preface: The connection of Tiananmen Square with political theater has…
China… The French Press and June Fourth 2 Jun 20096 Jun 2009 The French newspapers and journals are gearing up heavily for commemorations of the 20th anniverary of the crackdown on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a series of events which occurred on…
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