Category Archives: China

The Struggle Between the Theory of Classes and the Theory of Human Nature in Literature and Art

Below is an original, annotated transcription of Su Hsi’s 1972 article “The Struggle Between the Theory of Classes and the Theory of Human Nature in Literature and Art” from Peking Review, Vol. 15, No 23; June 9, 1972 (available in … Continue reading

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The story of Chang Hsueh-liang (Zhang Xueliang)

Originally posted 16 Aug 2007 on greeklish.org Last week, I was doing a bit of tidying in my home library and I came across a big stack of copies of The Economist  from late 2001 and 2002.  I had a … Continue reading

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