Tag Archives: classics

2013 Zhong Erju: Notes on Sayings of Confucius in the Mencius

Posted on 10/25/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Chinese history and literature got a good going-over in the 18th and19th century by Chinese philologists who sought to determine the dating and authenticity of many ancient classics. Although apparently unrelated, textual criticism scholars on the western European peninsula had … Continue reading →

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2023 Party Core Reading: Xi on Chinese Modernization

Posted on 07/05/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

If you missed the study sessions offered by your local Party branch, this core reading from the tongue of  the Party, People’s Daily, can help you catch up. See the CV of article author Huang Yibing below for more recommended reading. … Continue reading →

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2023: Digital Articles Disappearing? Learn from the Emperors — Write in Stone

Posted on 06/04/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

With all the digital documents and databases that we use these days, I wonder about how easy it is to alter or erase old documents. Sometimes on Chinese databases you might run (or don’t run into, but did before!) into … Continue reading →

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2021 PRC: Are Your Neighbors Distorting History or Spreading Politically Incorrect Ideas Online? Report Them!

Posted on 04/10/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

[For background on China’s fight against historical nihilism see 2016: CASS World History Institute Director Zhang Shunhong in Party Theoretical Journal Warns of Historical Nihilists in Pay of Capitalists Deny China’s Achievements, Belittling its Leaders ] [Tough language but reporting statistics … Continue reading →

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2015: Back to the Classics in President Xi Jinping’s Speeches and Elsewhere

Posted on 03/30/2015 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

President Xi Jinping’s in his references to Chinese classics in his speeches is not being innovative as a Chinese leader.  He is in line with a trend of the past decade or more of praising Confucius and drawing lessons from … Continue reading →

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