Mukul Kesavan | | Published 04.04.21, 12:08 AM
In 1962, the same year as the Sino-Indian war, Chalmers A. Johnson, an American scholar, wrote a great book Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power: The Emergence of Revolutionary China 1937-1945. The book set the agenda for Chinese studies for a decade and more and its central argument was succinctly summarized in its preface: “The object of this study is to establish a basis upon which contemporary Communism in China may be understood as a particularly virulent form of nationalism.”
Johnson’s insight is a useful corrective to the current Western view, which maintains that Xi Jinping broke with his predecessors to lead China in a belligerently nationalistic direction. The Western narrative, which saw the path charted by Deng Xiaoping and his successors as a non-ideological pragmatism destined to assimilate
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“I think this is going to be a trend,” he said. “We felt that on Twitter, it’s basically a very one-sided conversation, very liberal, and our pro-establishment voices are not being heard at the international level.”
He said he used to be vocal within his camp, but more careful when speaking openly as he hoped to win over “mild yellow” opposition supporters. But since losing the election, he has felt less pressure to hold back when voicing his views.
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“People like genuine voices online,” he said.
Lee registered his Twitter account some years ago, but only started using it a month ago.
China s BBC Attacks Show Growing Sophistication in Propaganda, Report Says
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China s attempts to discredit the BBC show an increased sophistication in tailoring propaganda for Western audiences, an Australian research group said Thursday.
Chinese officials participated in a social media campaign against the BBC after it aired a report on Feb. 2 featuring Uighur women who alleged that detainees in camps in the province of Xinjiang were systematically raped, sexually abused and tortured. China s Foreign Ministry denied the allegations and accused the BBC of making a false report.
The ensuing weeks saw a spike in social-media activity from Chinese diplomats and state media accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube criticising the BBC, said Jacob Wallis, a senior analyst at the International Cyber Policy Centre, which is under the umbrella of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, or ASPI. He authored the report with researcher Albe
Netflix Picks Up The Yin Yang Master
Chinese stars Chen Kun and Zhou Xun reunite in Chinese fantasy film, adapted from mobile game Onmyōji
Netflix, the world s leading streaming entertainment service, has secured the global exclusive streaming rights ex-China to The Yin Yang Master. Adapted from the popular mobile game Onmyōji, the Chinese fantasy film reunite stars Chen Kun and Zhou Xun in their first collaboration in over eight years. Produced by Chen Kuo-fu and Chang Chia-lu and directed by Li Weiran,The Yin Yang Master will be available exclusively on Netflix in over 190 countries.
In The Yin Yang Master, the world is on the verge of a devastating war with the monsters who are coming back to retrieve the Scaling Stone. Yin Yang Master Qingming (Chen Kun) s life is in danger and he travels to different worlds to prepare for the upcoming assaults. On his journey, Qingming finds that the key to all the calamities is embracing his hybrid identity of both human and monster. In th
Netflix Picks up Chinese New Year Fantasy The Yin Yang Master
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Netflix has picked up international rights to “The Yin Yang Master” a film that is one of the big seven tentpole titles that will open in mainland Chinese cinemas on Friday and compete for Lunar New Year holiday audiences.
Netflix acquired distribution rights in the rest of the world ex-mainland China from Huayi Brothers Media (“The Eight Hundred”).
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The fantasy movie is a game-to-film adaptation of “Onmyoji” directed by Li Weiran (“Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Welcome to Shamatown”) and starring Chen Kun (“Mojin: The Lost Legend”) and Zhou Xun (“Cloud Atlas,” “Painted Skin”).