Scarlet Memorial: Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China
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Scarlet Memorial: Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China (Chinese:广西吃人狂潮真相), is a book written by Zheng Yi.
In 1980, Zheng Yi went to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to investigate alleged mass murder of about one hundred thousands of people during the Cultural Revolution
, by conducting interviews with the locals, and researching the local government archives. He soon discovered that there were political persecutions, resulting in mass killing as well as over 100 cases of cannibalism
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. In her review, Cheang stated that author Zheng Yi was accusing the Chinese totalitarian regime:"(using).. mass slaughter and cannibalism as a political weapon in the 1960s", and again this nature of the regime has not changed during Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
, when hundreds, if not thousands of students died a violent death.
Cheang further stated:
In 1980, Zheng Yi went to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to investigate alleged mass murder of about one hundred thousands of people during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
, by conducting interviews with the locals, and researching the local government archives. He soon discovered that there were political persecutions, resulting in mass killing as well as over 100 cases of cannibalism
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
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Alice W. Cheang
Alice W. Cheang is an assistant professor of classical and modern Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame
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. In her review, Cheang stated that author Zheng Yi was accusing the Chinese totalitarian regime:"(using).. mass slaughter and cannibalism as a political weapon in the 1960s", and again this nature of the regime has not changed during Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
, when hundreds, if not thousands of students died a violent death.
Cheang further stated:
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- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=3576548Review by Jasper BeckerJasper BeckerJasper Becker is an author, commentator and journalist who has spent two decades as a foreign correspondent in China. - Journalism :In 1995, he joined the staff of the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post. He was later promoted to the senior position of Beijing bureau chief, which meant he was...
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