Talk:Jung Chang

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The statement that Chang has British citizenship needs a citation (probably available on the book jacket of Mao and/or Wild Swans). I don't see citizenship mentioned anywhere in the prose. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 11:52, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the record: No mention in 'Mao'. Martinor (talk) 08:39, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There has been plenty of controversy over her book (written with her husband), Mao...but also I find a controversial passage in Wild Swans, which I noted in article. The claim of American bombing of China (Manchuria) is something I've heard before from Chinese as a pretext for Chinese troops entering Korean War....thoughts/comments/debate welcome...61.155.76.11 (talk) 15:44, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? This article has a sentence stating that Mao was born into a rich peasant family? Isn't that, by definition, not possible? Because if you are rich you are, by definition, not a peasant, or, at least, if the wealth is new found, you are "no longer a peasant"? Garth of the Forest (talk) 19:14, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The rich peasant as a rule owns land. But some rich peasants own only part of their land and rent the remainder. Others have no land of their own at all and rent all their land," according to Mao's "How to Differentiate the Classes in the Rural Areas". Kauffner (talk) 10:39, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

His father was rich compaired to other Chinese peasants in his home village. But still worked his own land, so he was not a landlord. --GwydionM (talk) 17:47, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've reverted the "citation" added recently. You can't use a page on Wikipedia as a citation. We need a citation that specifically supports the claim made, especially that her works were "written largely to please western readers for her personal profit at the expense of unfairly damaging China's global image". That sounds like the comment from a Chinese ultra-nationalist internet user, not a reliable source. John Smith's (talk) 12:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like an overdose of

WP:EW report may have to be filed. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 01:03, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply

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I removed the reference of Orville Schell's review calling the biography "a truly authoritative account of Cixi’s rule". It seems like a slight misrepresentation of the following paragraph:

While Chang’s admiration can approach hagiography, her extensive use of new Chinese sources makes a strong case for a reappraisal. Although there have been many histories, diaries and documentary collections of Cixi’s historical era published in Chinese, far fewer studies have appeared in English. Since none have made use of a full range of sources in both languages, there has been no truly authoritative account of Cixi’s rule. Her story is both important and evocative.

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