Just how many people died as a result of Mao being "70% right and 30% wrong"? You aren't likely to find the answer on the Chinese-language version of Wikipedia. Even in its fleeting moments of being unblocked, Wikipedia is still censored, this time by those writing it.
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zhangbohan
1 year 50 weeks 5 days 13 hours agoIt interesting that self-censorship is a widespread practice in China. Is it because Chinese people view themselves as self-appointed PR people for China?
Chris
1 year 50 weeks 4 days 6 hours agoWhen I read this, I couldn't help thinking of all the times my students have told me, emphatically and without a moment's doubt, that Taiwan is, and always has been, part of China. There's just no debate in their minds, or if there is, they bury it so deep that no one would ever know, lest they be labeled as unpatriotic. Maybe this is only a front when foreigners are around, but it's widespread enough that I'm pretty sure it runs deeper.