Nov. 16, 2020 — Netflix’s New Adaptation of Chinese Literature Classic Ignites Hot Discussion Online (Global Times)
“The globally popular US streaming platform Netflix announced its plans to adapt the Chinese literature classic Water Margin on Friday. Netflix called the book one of the “the greatest classic novels of Chinese literature” on Twitter”
Coverage of 70th Anniversary of Korean War (Various)
Global Times: “The spirit of CPV soldiers resisting US aggression in Korean War inspires generations of Chinese people” Global Times: “CPV soldiers confident in young Chinese generations inheriting their spirit” Global Times: “Gala to mark the 70th anniversary of the…
Nov. 6, 2020 — Bittersweet Memories for Japanese War Orphans After ‘Last Chinese Foster Mother’ Dies (SCMP)
‘ In the early 1930s, the Japanese government sent about 320,000 people to Manchukuo – officially known as Manchuria. Most of them served in the military or as bureaucrats, along with businessmen and families from rural parts of Japan who…
Oct. 29, 2020 — Exhibition on recovery of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule opens at National Museum of China (Global Times)
“At an exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the recovery of the island of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule held at the National Museum of China, many visitors could be seen gathering around and staring at a black and white…
Oct. 15, 2020 — Korean War Remains Returned to China (Various)
The Telegraph: “The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War were returned to China on Sunday in an annual repatriation delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak.” Xinhua News: “The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers…
Oct. 10, 2020 — China and Japan in conflict over a museum dedicated to disputed islands (Various)
Yahoo: “China sought to bolster its claims to the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea on Saturday by opening an online “museum” of newspaper clippings and other items related to the issue.” Japan Times: “The Chinese Foreign Ministry has lambasted…