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Please respond to this one, on the famous Pekingduck blog (by Americans living in China). I do not know how to respond.
http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/12/indoctrinating-chinas-children/#comment-77224
The Chinese education system is such that practically every Chinese graduate has a hugely distorted view of foreigners and China’s rightful place in the world. In a nutshell, their history education teaches them nothing of how China made others suffer, only of how China suffered at the hands of others. It is normal for Chinese graduates to make ridiculous comments like “China is the only country to have never started a war”, or “Taiwan has always been part of China”. Sorry, but this is indoctrination.
If you take history courses in most western countries you will learn a reasonably balanced and nuanced version of history that is far less wrapped up in nationalistic flag waving. This applies especially at the university level. In China, efforts to discuss controversial issues are stifled by the CCP. The problem is such that even foreign historians have difficulties researching and discussing many of issues since one controversial paper can see them denied research access. |
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