Tag Archives: Mao

China should be aiming lower, not higher

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Recently I had the chance to discuss the fascinating article, “The Sick Man of Asia” with the doctors at my hospital. The author, Huang Yanzhong, argues that despite China’s seemingly impressive gains in health over the past 60 years, they … Continue reading →

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In China, anything can come back to bite you

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Yesterday’s review of “Reconsidering the Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries,” is important reading not only to better understand the terror and hysteria of the Mao years, but to understand the way in which the past effects the psyche of Chinese people … Continue reading →

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Reconsidering the campaign to suppress counterrevolutionaries

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

The China Quarterly recently released it’s top ten most downloaded articles for free. Over the next few weeks I’ll summarize and comment on a few of these great articles (and save you 20+ pages of reading). Reconsidering the Campaign to Suppress … Continue reading →

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