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China's guided memory: how historical events are remembered, glorified, reinterpreted, and kept quit
Chinas gelenkte Erinnerung: wie historische Ereignisse erinnert, glorifiziert, umgedeutet und verschwiegen werden
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Abstract In 2019, China commemorated several anniversaries of politically significant events in its recent history: the May Fourth Movement (100 years), the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (70 years), the Tibet Uprising (60 years), the beginning of the reform and opening policy (40 years), and t... view more
In 2019, China commemorated several anniversaries of politically significant events in its recent history: the May Fourth Movement (100 years), the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (70 years), the Tibet Uprising (60 years), the beginning of the reform and opening policy (40 years), and the massacre on Tiananmen Square (30 years). How China officially commemorates these events - or does not - weighs heavily on the country’s domestic and foreign policy. The state-constructed interpretations of history as a claim to power are directed not only at Chinese society, but also at foreign partners interacting with China, especially governments and companies. The concealment of problematic events from the past is alarming, not least because it increases the danger that historical mistakes will be repeated. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
China; conception of history; culture of remembrance; instrumentalization; incident; criticism; interpretation; Tibet; reform policy; student movement; protest movement; founding of a state
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Erinnerungspolitik; Bewertungsprobleme; Vorschlag/Initiative; Tiananmen-Massaker (04.06.1989)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 4/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C04
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications