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2014: (26) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 26: “All Things Are Connected”

Posted on 12/12/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》chapters translated thus far on this blog are listed at 2014: (1-2) Liu Nianchun’s Novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapters 1 – 2 The previous chapter: 2014: (25) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 25 “Guilt by Association” … Continue reading →

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2014: (4) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” — on the Repression of the Intellectuals Chapter 4

Posted on 10/10/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” continues below with Chapter Four on Mao’s persecution of China’s intellectuals along with whoever else was grabbed along the way fill out the 5% quota in his various rectification campaigns. Liu Nianchun’s novel … Continue reading →

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2001 Wang Ruoshui: Rectification Overpowers Enlightenment: The Collision Between the “May Fourth Spirit” and “Party Culture”

Posted on 07/22/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

In this article, from the first chapter of 20 世纪后半叶历史解密 [Secrets of Chinese History of the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Revealed] edited by He Qinglian, former People’s Daily Deputy Chief Editor Wang Ruoshui (fired and expelled from the Chinese … Continue reading →

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Rightist Memoir XLII: Late 80s Democracy Movement to June Fourth and Aftermath

Posted on 07/03/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Find table of contents 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  Chapter 8 Late 80s Protests to June Fourth and Aftermath Deng Xiaoping’s reform and … Continue reading →

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1970s Wiki: Listening to Enemy Broadcasts in China

Posted on 10/03/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Translation of the Chinese language Wikipedia article on Enemy Radio Stations 敵臺 Chinese language Wikipedia articles are naturally often more comprehensive on Chinese topics and include different perspectives. Another Chinese language Wikipedia article translated on this blog: PRC Spies in … Continue reading →

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2023 Jojje Olsson: Wishful Thinking About China

Posted on 06/05/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This is a thought provoking overview from Jojje Olsson on the AXESS/Stockholm website in Swedish. The change in attitudes towards China during Secretary Xi’s decade thus far has been sharp. Expecting/hoping that China could make a transition to genuine democracy in the … Continue reading →

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2012-22: PRC Scholars Criticize PRC Education (and More)

Posted on 05/11/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Four articles on the Qian Xusen Question : “None of the students cultivated over the years has had academic achievements comparable to those of the scholars cultivated in the Republic of China. Why do our schools always fail to produce … Continue reading →

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2006: Gao Bingzhong: On Dual Naming as Political Art

Posted on 04/20/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Multiple names for the same person or entity can be a strategy to agree to disagree. Here Professor Gao Bingzhong describes how a rural Henan community managed to continue their traditional religious traditions all the while mollifying (at least temporarily) … Continue reading →

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PRC June 4, 1989 Meritorious Service Awards: the Guardians of the Republic

Posted on 03/25/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Chinese language Wikipedia articles often has articles and more detailed articles about China than Wikipedia in other languages. Here is a translation of the Wikipedia article on meritorious service award presented to military personnel who participated in the repression around … Continue reading →

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2022: China Protests and Retribution

Posted on 12/03/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Contents: This poem said to have appeared at Tsinghua University is circulating online in China. Many dots are added around the Chinese characters, apparently to frustrate the character recognition software that online censors used to scrub the Chinese networks clean. … Continue reading →

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