In China, Xi Jinping’s Crackdown Extends to Dissenting Versions of History - News Summed Up

In China, Xi Jinping’s Crackdown Extends to Dissenting Versions of History


In June, a Beijing court declared writer Hong Zhenkuai guilty of libel for challenging elements of the “Five Heroes of Langya Mountain,” a tale of patriotism and self-sacrifice taught to... FIVE HEROES VILLAGE, China—A jagged cluster of granite spires where one of China’s most celebrated war skirmishes unfolded has once again become the backdrop to a battle, this time over the right to question the Communist Party’s version of history.


Source: Wall Street Journal August 01, 2016 21:33 UTC



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