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Xiaobiao Liu
Liu Xiaobo is a literary and political critic and current President of the Chinese chapter of PEN.
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The Cultural Revolution at 40
Xiaobiao Liu Series: China Stands Up 2006-05-26Mao’s Cultural Revolution was launched 40 years ago this month, yet, despite 20 years of economic liberalization, its wounds remain a taboo subject. Today’s rulers dare not face up to their own experiences or moral responsibility. So, three decades after the Cultural Revolution ended, the national self-examination that China requires has not yet begun.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 15926
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Marketing Nationalism in China
Xiaobiao Liu Series: China Stands Up 2005-05-24Explanations abound for the fevered anti-Japanese protests that broke out across China last month. From the Chinese perspective, of course, the blame falls on the Japanese government for its reluctance to apologize for the crimes Japan committed in WW II. But the Chinese media also played an ignominious role, publishing slanted articles on Japan that helped to fan the fire.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14456
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