Britain’s Cultural Kowtow
Liu Binjie, China’s censor-in-chief and the point man for silencing the writer, human-rights activist, and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, is the British Council's guest of honor for its celebration of Chinese literature at the London Book Fair. Only officially approved Chinese writers need apply.
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LONDON – You would think that the British, having practically invented appeasement, and paid a heavy price for it, would know better. But appeasement of China for commercial gain apparently is not considered morally repellent. How else could Liu Binjie, China’s censor-in-chief and the point man for silencing the Nobel laureate writer and human-rights activist Liu Xiaobo, be invited to lead a delegation of 21 officially sanctioned writers and dozens of ministerial minions to London to celebrate Chinese literature at the London Book Fair?