Censorship in the People's Republic of China

China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The yellow river is said to be the cradle of Chinese civilization during the neolithic period. Ancient historical texts such as the Bamboo annals describe a Xia dynasty dating back to 2100-1700 BC, followed by the Shang dynasty in 1700-1046 BC. It wasn’t until the Zhou dynasty (1046-246 BC) that much of the Chinese culture, literature and philosophy developed. The Zhou dynasty eventually broke apart because of internal fighting. In 221 BC Qin…

Both China and Russia began with different goals for how they wanted to govern their countries after their respective revolutions. When Sun Yat-Sen, leader of the nationalists and head of the new republic, envisioned his China, he yearned for a western style democratic government. It would be quite new and different from what China had experienced in basically it’s entire timeline, but Sun Yat-Sen saw it’s potential and how far it could advance a society. This new society would be based on his…

During the end of the 18th century a crisis had reached China. This crisis was opium addiction, the Emperor and the minister of China were at a loss on how to handle the situation and during this time of need they reached out to Queen Victoria through letter. The Chinese culture often thought that the western cultures has nothing to offer their culture because of the ancient wisdom they believed it had. During this time Europe was trading with China and trying to find a happy medium in how much…

The Communist Party of China was formed in 1921. It was under Mao Zedong's control beginning in 1927. Mao led a revolution and followed the example of the Soviet Union through the way they led and developed their country by industry and support from the Peasants although it caused him to fail in the end. Mao split from what was known as Marxism and developed Maoism, the Chinese way of communism. Mao was upset with the Soviet Union leader Khrushchev because he believed in peaceful living…

The story starts out with Xing Xing cleaning her family’s house. She has to tend to her half-sister because her foot was just bound. Foot binding is when a women’s foot is bent and broken to make them smaller. Foot binding was a common thing in China until about 60 years ago. Back then, Chinese women were considered…

All attempts at control, both governmentally and individually, prove to be ineffective. In Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, the narrator illustrated how the governmental re-education turned out to work against its intended purpose, as the most significant things he learned while living in the mountain village was through illegal literature. He and Lou were unable to be controlled by the government in this way, and were also not constrained when Four Eyes withheld his ‘forbidden books’…

To live is a fictional period drama, made in the 90's, focusing on the decades that led up to the era of Mao's, as well as during and after this period. To live follows the lives of one man and his family. In the 40's Xu Fugui is a rich man's son and an avid gambler who eventually loses his father's mansion. His wife, Jiazhen, first threatens to force him to stop because she has become pregnant with their second child, then leaves in order to teach him a lesson. She wants to make sure that if…

religious country in the world. However, Tibet was invaded and Annexed by China in 1950. Yet, China Tibet ASSERTs That Should be rightfully STI under control. They argue that the Tibetans That Have documents signed invited the Chinese to occupy Tibet in order to help the Tibetans. The Chinese claim to Have Greatly improved the conditions of Tibet; bring bringing them such luxuries as electricity and roads. DESPITE all of These claims-China has, in reality, illegally occupied Tibet, Tibetans…

accredited schools around. Later on in the book, communist leader Mao begins to take control much of China and he imposed his own set of rules and regulations, which had a large impact of Ji-li’s life. One day, for example, she was walking with her friend An Yi, and they both saw a man tormented…

Lao-tzu, an author, once stated, “This is what life is made of: Fire Earth Metal Wood & Water.” Fan Shen wrote a book called Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard. In the memoir, he described his life as he grew up in Communist China. The book covers the five stages of Fan Shen’s life which correspond with the quotation by Lao-tzu. Fan Shen’s life consisted of constant battles with the Communist Party. This however, allowed for Fan Shen to get the most out of his extraordinary life. Fan Shen…