Presence Of The Past: 'National Humiliation' As A Central Theme In China's Worldview And Policies
ilk" Documenting the corrosion of legitimacy from within China is not convenient for the purpose of the government's "Patriotic Education"; it is better to dwell on victimization from without. The destruction of the Summer Palace is one key motif in the narrative of China's disgrace at the hands of imperialism. This ravage is often linked to the suppression of the native Boxer Rebellion in 1900 as another example of vicious foreign intentions that threaten China's unity. To challenge these narratives is to draw attention to the wide-spread distortion of historical truth in public education, ...
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