Some history comments are now illegal in China and the communist regime in China is not taking them lightly. China has gone as far as launching a hotline to report “illegal” history comments. An article in Reuters written by Cate Cadell reports this situation. Here is an excerpt:
China’s cyber regulator has launched a hotline to report online comments that defame the ruling Communist Party and its history, vowing to crack down on “historical nihilists” ahead of the Party’s 100th anniversary in July.
The tip line allows people to report fellow netizens who “distort” the Party’s history, attack its leadership and policies, defame national heroes and “deny the excellence of advanced socialist culture” online, said a notice posted by an arm of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Friday.
“Some with ulterior motives … have been spreading historical nihilistic misrepresentations online, maliciously distorting, denigrating and negating the history of the Party,” said the notice.
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Dave says
China has been distorting history for a long time. The CCP has an ongoing agenda to distort history of nations around China, especially Korea.
The Great Wall of China has been built during the Qin dynasty to prevent barbarians invading from the north. Now, China is claiming it reaches all the way above the Korean peninsula which doesn’t make sense historically because there weren’t any barbarians trying to invade China during that time.
Now, China is claiming traditional Korean cultures such as kimchi and Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) are downright theirs. They are blatantly stealing culture and distorting history.
The CCP’s actions are so petty and pathetic.
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Adrian Tawfik says
Dictatorship always turns worse into the ridiculous.