China In Context

Remembering the dark periods of China’s history

October 11, 2023 SOAS China Institute Season 3 Episode 134
China In Context
Remembering the dark periods of China’s history
Show Notes

China’s Communist Party has a particular way in which it wants its story to be told. However, some people challenge its interpretation of history. They’re keen that dark periods of China’s recent past - such as the Cultural Revolution - are not erased from memory. Some counter-historians are prepared to take great risks in the face of state-censorship. In this podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson shares what he has learned from China’s underground story-tellers in conversation with regular host, Duncan Bartlett.