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While reading through a summary of 20th century Chinese history the way Professor Albert M. Craig sees it, I found a few details that struck me as peculiar, considering the absence of citation for particularly crucial details (or any at all). Right off the bat, I find Craig’s account of Mao’s China intriguing. My personal …

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Something I’ve been working on throughout our engagement with Ha Jin’s “The Bridegroom” is attempting to separate the author’s view of citizenship and life in China from what in reality goes on there. I find myself necessarily aware of sentiment that flatters Americans’ sense of freedom and independence, which, when spurred by contrast against a …

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