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2013 Ai Xiaoming: Martyred Poet Lin Zhao and Gan Cui

Posted on 04/30/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Below I have translated a love story — the story of martyred poet Lin Zhao and two-decades-long ‘prisoner of Mao’ Gan Cui written by Ai Xiaoming on the basis of her 2013 interview with Gan Cui. Retired Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) … Continue reading →

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2019 Ran Yunfei: 1st Rate Scholarship on Chengdu Local History

Posted on 07/02/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

During my five years in Chengdu I knew Ran Yunfei as a scholarly bon vivant who combined brilliant, erudite conversation with a wonderful zest for life. An iconoclastic writer and social critic appreciated even within the Chinese Communist Party for … Continue reading →

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2020: Chinese on US vs. PRC Economy, Science, Education, Outlook for Bilateral Relations

Posted on 07/14/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Today I came across this set of three articles comparing the US and China in various dimensions and considering the outlook for bilateral relations. These three articles are translated below. I did a quick translation using DeepL and then reviewed … Continue reading →

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2019: Party Discipline Advice: Take History as a Mirror

Posted on 10/13/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The Chinese Communist Party’s ideological journal Seeking Truth Qiushi has picked up an article from the dual-hatted Party/State disciplinary organ’s official journal China Discipline and Supervision News. This dual hatted organ disciplinary organ goes by the names of the Chinese … Continue reading →

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PRC Diplomatic History Scholar Shen Zhihua

Posted on 09/16/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

I’ve been lucky to hear Professor Shen Zhihua at the Wilson Center in DC twice over the past few years.  He came both times with a group of five or so Chinese scholars who gave presentations on PRC history and … Continue reading →

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