Comments on: “Government Historians’ Ten Minute Speed Program”

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:17:07 +0000

@ Jordan, yup, you’re right, I guess I was just expecting never and didn’t read carefully enough. Nice catch! Anyway, I’ve now edited the post.

By: Piperbasher

Piperbasher — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:56:43 +0000

Things on the list is nothing new. If you’ve taken any historiography, history or East Asian Studies course in most North American universities you would have known about it. But then you have these people in China questioning the virtue of studying Chinese history in the west or what the heck do people in the west known about Chinese history. That just shows how ignorant these people are.

By: Peteryang

Peteryang — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:50:40 +0000

No. 2 is so awesome! since yesterday is also history. haha.

By: Rev Matt

Rev Matt — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:02:12 +0000

Funny commentary on writing history. With a few minor changes (say swapping “communist” and “capitalist” wherever they appear for example) this could be written about any Western country’s approach to history as well…

By: jordan

jordan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:30:14 +0000

im reading these back to back..im confused at this part. are you mistaken never for forever?
the people of capitalist countries will never be friendly to us.
资本主义国家的人民对我们永远都是友好的。　　

By: Ai Weiwei Updates: Two Posts | ChinaGeeks

Ai Weiwei Updates: Two Posts | ChinaGeeks — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:40:09 +0000

[...] bears more than a passing resemblance to the kind of ideology satirized in the piece we posted yesterday. Anyway, if nothing else, it’s good to see some evidence that Ai Weiwei is still out there, [...]

By: jdmartinsen

jdmartinsen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:03:32 +0000

The original original source is lost to the mists of time, somewhere back in 2006 or before. Also: more wacky philosophers in the same vein as Biker Confucius up there (naturally, no artist credit given).

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:27:51 +0000

wooddoo, I disagree. Every time I’ve ever recommended to Chinese people that they make an attempt to study in America or somewhere else is usually “But Americans discriminate against Chinese people!”

Also, whenever there is shit being stirred up with international relations, the Chinese can do no wrong. I think that aspect is what this is satiring more than anything.

Example: When hotshot pilot Wang Wei clipped the wing of an American surveillance plane in international waters, Wang Wei was a hero against the imperialist Americans.

Example: Recently, when an American spyboat was, again, operating in international waters, they were at fault after skirmishing with fishing boats.

However, how many people in China know about the poisoned pet food and lead-based paint covered toys that went to America in 2007? In my experience, none.

By: jamie

jamie — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:44:12 +0000

all minorities are better off now that they are part of the PRC

By: Chang

Chang — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:43:04 +0000

oh,one more thing, actually the history after 1949 is not important at all in high school history text book..anything about the culture revolution, the teacher will tell you those will not be examined, no need to remember.