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Post by spanishspy on Jan 17, 2018 21:52:06 GMT
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Post by stevep on Jan 17, 2018 22:20:12 GMT
I knew a little of the fighting in Manchuria but didn't realise the full scope of it. Reading a couple of the links there it sounds like comunist China could have been largely crushed as late as that. |
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Post by lordroel on Jan 18, 2018 4:37:41 GMT
Well we might know little of it because the PRC prefers it that way and focus more on the horrors the Japanese did during the Second Sino-Japanese War. |
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Post by spanishspy on Jan 18, 2018 14:40:26 GMT
Well we might know little of it because the PRC prefers it that way and focus more on the horrors the Japanese did during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Which likewise, unfortunately, are legion. |
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Post by lordroel on Jan 18, 2018 14:58:31 GMT
Well we might know little of it because the PRC prefers it that way and focus more on the horrors the Japanese did during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Which likewise, unfortunately, are legion. Here is a 9 year old New York Times article which says what we both agree on, the winner writes the history books : China Is Wordless on Traumas of Communists’ Rise |
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Post by spanishspy on Jan 18, 2018 16:30:00 GMT
Quite the read - shocking, appalling, but not surprising. |
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Post by lordroel on Jan 18, 2018 16:47:46 GMT
Quite the read - shocking, appalling, but not surprising. Here is another one: Siege of Changchun: Memories From a Communist Famine which starts with this, Starvation in encircled Chinese city killed more people than both atomic bombs
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Post by stevep on Jan 18, 2018 17:39:53 GMT
Unfortunately can't read it this month as it looks like I've read too many NY Times' article this month and got to register to read more.  |
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Post by lordroel on Jan 18, 2018 18:17:52 GMT
Unfortunately can't read it this month as it looks like I've read too many NY Times' article this month and got to register to read more. Well you are not the only one who has gone over his free NY Times articles for January 2018. |
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