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2017: Chinese Professor Li Ling on George Orwell’s Anti-Soviet Novels “Animal Farm” and “1984”

Posted on 09/17/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

When I lived in China I would come across 1984 in Chinese bookstores and wonder why the Party didn’t take it personally (or partily?). The answer is that Orwell’s books were taken as anti-Soviet rather than as anti-communist. His books … Continue reading →

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2015: Position of Honor on Left in China, Right Internationally

Posted on 09/05/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Differences in protocol are interesting.  Typically the visiting leader walks alongside the home leader in a review of the troops. If many leaders arrive at once, they might review with troops all alone. In the case of the recent China-Russia-India-DPRK … Continue reading →

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