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Rightist Memoir XLVI: What Became of My Labor Camp Comrades

Posted on 07/07/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Find Blood Chronicle Table of Contents and chapter links at Kong Lingping’s Rightist Memoir I: “Blood Chronicle” By Long-time Prisoner of Mao Zedong The full Chinese text can be downloaded from bannedbook.org  3.  Wang Dabing and His Daughter After returning to Chongqing, I … Continue reading →

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Yu Ruxin: Through the Storm – The PLA in the Cultural Revolution (Excerpt) II

Posted on 02/23/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Following when the first excerpt Through the Storm – The PLA in the Cultural Revolution (Excerpt) I left off, here is the second one. Chinese assistance was important for North Vietnam’s air defenses. Many U.S. aircraft were shot down by Chinese … Continue reading →

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Yu Ruxin: Through the Storm – The PLA in the Cultural Revolution (Excerpt) I

Posted on 02/11/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Joseph Torigian’s interview with “Through the Storm: the PLA in the Cultural Revolution” author Yu Ruixin I found particularly interesting for Yu’s discussion of the difficulties of doing research on the history of the Chinese Communist Party and of even … Continue reading →

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Plagues Then and Now: That Song Dynasty Plague Sounds Familiar!

Posted on 08/17/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Does History Repeat itself? Maybe we can learn from past epidemics. Or maybe we can’t depending on how foolish we are. Thinking in broad terms — in the old days people thought demons played a big part in plague, today … Continue reading →

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