“The country is perhaps more aware of its own history than any other major society on earth. That remembering is certainly partial – events like Mao’s Cultural Revolution are still very difficult to discuss within China itself. But it is striking how many echoes of the past can be found in its present.”
Source: www.bbc.com
This is a very interesting article…one can make too much of a country’s history as a casual factors, and yet make too little of historical patterns at your own peril. “To understand China’s approach today to trade, foreign policy or censorship, consider its history.” This article considers a few of China’s current policies that may seem peculiar today but that make much more sense with a longer and deeper history. Some of the topics considered include:
- trade
- trouble with neighbors
- Information flow
- Religious freedoms
- Technology
Tags: China, East Asia, historical.
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