Claude Arpi | China’s new weapon is ‘political archaeology’
Published Apr 29, 2021, 4:10 am IST
Updated Apr 29, 2021, 4:10 am IST
In February this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) started a new campaign called Party History Learning and Education
Students waving flags of the Communist Party as they prepare to watch a movie The Founding of a Party in Yangzhou, in China s eastern Jiangsu province, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. (Photo: AFP)
In February this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) started a new campaign called “Party History Learning and Education”; it will continue in full swing through the year as the CPC celebrates its centenary in July. Neican, a weekly brief on China published from Australia, observed: “The CPC’s official historiography is a product of politics and serves a political agenda.” There is no doubt about this, and India should closely watch the new campaign.
Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2020 in China unveiled
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The photo provided by Guizhou Provincial Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology shows the relic site of Zhaoguo Cave site, Gui an New Area, southwest China’s Guizhou province. Dating back to 45,000 to 12,000 years, during the Paleolithic to Neolithic period, the findings here provides key clues to the early-stage usage of fire.(Photo provided by Guizhou Provincial Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)
Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2020 in China were unveiled on Tuesday. The findings were selected from a shortlist of 20 archaeological discoveries in 15 provincial-level regions, were announced by a 21-person judging panel featuring the country s top-tier archaeological scholars. The annual selection of China s top 10 archaeological findings has been held since 1990.
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The photo provided by Guizhou Provincial Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology shows the relic site of Zhaoguo Cave site, Gui an New Area, southwest China’s Guizhou province. Dating back to 45,000 to 12,000 years, during the Paleolithic to Neolithic period, the findings here provides key clues to the early-stage usage of fire.(Photo provided by Guizhou Provincial Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)
Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2020 in China were unveiled on Tuesday. The findings were selected from a shortlist of 20 archaeological discoveries in 15 provincial-level regions, were announced by a 21-person judging panel featuring the country s top-tier archaeological scholars. The annual selection of China s top 10 archaeological findings has been held since 1990.