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Beijing hides real legacy of 1911 revolution

Oct. 9 (WSJ/by Pamela Kyle Crossley): China’s national evolution in the post-imperial period is rooted in a vibrant tradition of popular opposition to tyrannical government and an openness to international cooperation, but CCP-approved history and rhetoric feverishly denies this truth.

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Note: The writer is professor of modern Chinese history at Dartmouth College and author of “The Wobbling Pivot: China Since 1800” (Wiley/Blackwell, 2010).