China

[Guest]

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1095073/chinas-narrative-han-expansion

Some of you who are interested in China and its development - and the recent changes - may find the above link worth a look. It's not my area of concern as regards my work, but of course in one sense what China does and how it relates to its neighbours is important to us all.

Philip Bowring is recognised as an astute and experienced journalist, and many read his comments with interest.

[eighthobstruction]

Yes, China is a extremely interesting nation, mostly unfathomable and with a different world view. The lack of 'true' historical knowledge of their past inhibits the vast population. Not quite sure of the point of this feature you flag up....for us we really need maps and such to even begin to understand it....seems a much bigger subject than thses few paragraphs can explain....

Musically, these very sad interviews with ex orchestra members and their children, which explores the multifacetted dilemmas faced by peope during the Cultural Revolution delivers a great deal about the mindset of recent generations of Chinese....gosh, the generation gaps in China must be chasms....http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-m...ing-old-scores

If you get a chgance this is a tremendous read about the hysteria and mendacity of those times of the Great Leap Forwardhttp://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n23/james-c...y-of-the-ladle

[Simon]

Not quite sure of the point of this feature you flag up....for us we really need maps and such to even begin to understand it....seems a much bigger subject than thses few paragraphs can explain....
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Absolutely, 8O. And I was hoping, insofar as I hoped for anything, not for a big discussion but that others interested might chip in with comments or experiences or other interesting and relevant links.

Exactly as you have done, for which many thanks!