China's Psychological Scars: The Personal Consequences of Political Repression

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A panel discussion with Orville Schell, Jianying Zha and Li Yuan From the Civil War that accompanied the Chinese Communist Party's rise to power, through the Cultural Revolution and the recurring cycles of political persecution that have followed, the reach of political power into private life has been a persistent feature of China's modern history. Millions of people have experienced persecution, imprisonment, forced labor, "reeducation," or exile, but Chinese society has never been able to fully reckon with the trauma of these events. This discussion examines how China's turbulent political history has shaped the way Chinese people understand authority, each other, and themselves. What does it do to a society when political power can intrude into private lives, relat…

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