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‘Monument to history’ battle between US and China over future of Mao’s secretary’s diary
(www.theguardian.com)
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Once I read the article, it's kind of a tough one. The wife wants the journal, but says they can still make copies for the Hoover Institute archives. But they want to keep the original source. But shouldn't China have access to its own primary sources, the same way we say Egypt should have access to its own ancient artifacts? Idk, maybe everyone here disagrees with me, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as I originally thought from the beginning.
Personal effects are personal. If a country is going to burn or otherwise get rid of history others have a right to keep it from that country. Historical artifacts deserve to be preserved. Sometimes that means building protection around them (statue of David during wwii) other times that means leaving the country until it becomes more friendly to the truth.
The wife as stated in the article is likely a front for the CCP who are obsessed with removing any "harmful" history from peoples consciousness.
Oh ya, I love history and definitely agree that it should be preserved. I also believe in national self sovereignty. There's no guarantee they're going to burn the book or that she's a front for the CPP (although it's definitely likely), she could just want her husband's physical diary back, hence not caring if they're copied over first. That's perfectly plausible and normal in my eyes. In that vein, I don't think the British Museum should have all the records and artifacts they've stolen. And those places don't tend to give them back once the victim country is stable, either.
On the other hand, I don't think Isis, for example, deserved to have control over their historical sites when they were actively hostile to them, and if China was going to rip out pages or something, then that's obviously bad, too. But in this case, at least the history would still be preserved first from the copying the daughter is doing. That's why it's kinda complicated in my eyes. I just wish I knew what the wife or the CPP was going to do with it.