花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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The Historical Record for February 17, 2009: The 30th Anniversary of the Sino-Vietnamese War

It’s tough being an American.  After the last eight years we…lack a certain moral standing in the world.  Any comment or criticism directed at human rights or state behavior is met with the immediate response: “Yeah, but you guys invaded Iraq.”  Nowhere, perhaps, is this witty rejoinder more commonly heard than in the PRC, with “China [...]

February 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Chinese History, The Historical Record | 73 comments - (Comments are closed)

PRC: The Movie!

The CCP is going all out this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC.  The first announcement involved back-to-the-future plans for the largest military parade ever held in the country.  Now comes word that China’s film community will celebrate the occasion with an equally grand (though hopefully less Freudian) event of [...]

February 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Chinese History | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)