The China Quarterly

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The China Quarterly began as an offshoot of Soviet Survey , a journal published by the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF). [7] In 1959, Walter Laqueur, the editor of Soviet Survey, asked sinologist Roderick MacFarquhar to edit the new journal, the first issue of which was released in 1960. [7] The publisher was transferred in 1968 from the CCF to the Contemporary China Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. [7]

The transfer followed the revelation that the CCF was funded by the Central Intelligence Agency through the Farfield Foundation. MacFarquhar said he did not know about the relationship and his editorship was not influenced by the CCF. [7] However, he admitted to knowingly publishing articles provided by the CIA and the British Foreign Office's covert propaganda unit, the Information Research Department, and giving the authors pseudonyms to keep their identities secret. [7] David Wilson succeeded MacFarquhar as editor in 1968. [7]

Controversies

In August 2017, Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publisher, confirmed it had removed access to more than 300 articles from readers in China following pressure from Chinese government. Cambridge University Press subsequently reversed its decision and restored the articles. [8] Cambridge University Press stated they blocked this material in China to avoid having their entire publication blocked. The press published a list of the articles removed which included sensitive topics such as human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong and the negative effects of the Cultural Revolution. [9] Several academics criticised the decision of Cambridge University Press to self-censor, however CUP stated that it was "troubled by the recent increase in requests of this nature" and was committed to academic freedom. [10]

The Guardian reported the censorship was part of a broader crack-down on dissent since Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Forced to comply or shut down, Cambridge University Press's China Quarterly removes 300 articles in China". Quartz. 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Elisabeth Gayon (1985). "Guide documentaire de l'étudiant et du chercheur en science politique". In Madeleine Grawitz [in French]; Jean Leca [in French] (eds.). Traité de science politique (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. p. 305. ISBN   2-13-038858-2.
  3. ↑ "The China Quarterly | Cambridge Core". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "《中國季刊》:對中國刪300多篇文章深表關注". BBC News 中文. 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "About the China Quarterly" . Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "The China Quarterly". SOAS. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacFarquhar, Roderick (1995). "The Founding of The China Quarterly". The China Quarterly. 143 (143): 692–696. doi:10.1017/S0305741000015009. S2CID   154767882.
  8. ↑ Cook, Leslie (22 August 2017). "'China Quarterly' Publisher Restores Articles Following Backlash From Scholars". National Public Radio.
  9. ↑ "The T iananmen Papers Revisited". www.cambridge.org. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 Phillips, Tom (19 August 2017). "Cambridge University Press accused of 'selling its soul' over Chinese censorship". The Guardian.
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