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Article: Ma, Jisen. The Cultural Revolution in the Foreign Ministry of China.(Book review)
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- China Review International
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- September 22, 2005
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Ma Jisen. The Cultural Revolution in the Foreign Ministry of China. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2004. 484 pp. Hardcover $39.00, ISBN 962-996-149-0
Forty years have passed since the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China, but it is still difficult to conduct research on that disastrous ten-year-long movement, which inflicted tremendous damage on the Chinese and their nation. Major problems include the Chinese government's exclusive control of archival materials and its censorship of research and publications on the subject. As a result, strong motivation and perseverance are needed to conduct research on the Cultural Revolution in China, and ...