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...from demonizing the Dutch, Taiwan's students now learn that they helped build schools and developed the island as a trading hub. Over in Beijing, at a special exhibition on Taiwan at the Revolutionary History Museum, the scenario goes more like this: the Dutch colonize, Zheng liberates and communism eventually triumphs. Says Xiao Yan, a 19-year-old visitor: "Taiwan will unite sooner or later, peacefully or through force...
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the new authorities is building democratic institutions and civic society from scratch after 40 years of communism and 13 years of Milosevic. In a country where those who ruled have always been above the law, it is difficult both for the new rulers and the nation to fully understand the nature of a democratic system, its emphasis on public debate and its respect for legal procedures. A highly publicized trial in Yugoslavia would expose the full extent of Milosevic’s totalitarianism, establishing for good its legacy of violence and fear. More importantly...
...commies vs. capitalists, as during the 40 Years War with the Soviet Union, A.K.A. the cold war? There may be some of that, but it's hardly the main story in post-Mao China. The "capitalist-roaders" have won the day, and communism is but the fading red label on a gerontocratic regime locked in a desperate battle with the market forces it had itself unleashed in the era of Deng Xiaoping. The regime's message to the people is not about Mao and Marx but about money vs. might: enrich yourselves, but leave the driving...
...Communism is dead. Hence many of China's top leaders have been hunting for a new national idea to justify the continued existence of the party. Economic modernization continues to be a viable theme. But the spy-plane incident pointed up another seductive ideology: nationalism. At first glance, it seems a neat trick?to substitute loyalty to the government with loyalty to the state. But as Beijing's leaders were reminded last week, nationalism is tough to control...
...Communism is dead. Hence many of China's top leaders have been hunting for a new national idea to justify the continued existence of the party. Economic modernization continues to be a viable theme. But the spy-plane incident pointed up another seductive ideology: nationalism. At first glance, it seems a neat trick--to substitute loyalty to the government with loyalty to the state. But as Beijing's leaders were reminded last week, nationalism is tough to control...