Great post and translations by Joel Martinson over at Danwei about the controversy surrounding the recent college textbook, Essentials of Modern Chinese History (中国近现代史纲要). Textbook controversies in East Asia are bit like Florida rainstorms in the summer…a 10-minute intense burst of activity at exactly 3:00 p.m. every day which is soon forgotten when the [...]
Danwei: Controversy over Modern Chinese History Text
June 21st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Chinese History
Slavery, part II
June 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Seems like somebody was out sick the day the Kool-Aid was passed around at the Annual China Daily staff picnic and KTV party:
China Daily columnist (h/t CDT) You Nuo writes:
The lack of investigative reporting also has to do with the fact that, despite the award ceremonies that appear in the press almost daily, there has [...]
Tags: Chinese politics
