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Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989 - The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors (Hardcover)
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Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989 - The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors (Hardcover)
Series: The Cold War in Asia
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Defections from the People's Republic of China (PRC) were an
important part of the narrative of the Republic of China (ROC) in
Taiwan during the Cold War, but their stories have previously
barely been told, less still examined, in English. During the
1960s, 70s and 80s, the ROC government paid much special attention
to these anti-communist heroes (fangong yishi). Their choices to
leave behind the turmoil of the PRC were a propaganda coup for the
Nationalist one-party state in Taiwan, proving the superiority of
the "Free China" that they had created there. Morris looks at the
stories behind these headlines, what the defectors understood about
the ROC before they arrived, and how they dealt with the reality of
their post-defection lives in Taiwan. He also looks at how these
dramatic individual histories of migration were understood to prove
essential differences between the two regimes, while at the same
time showing important continuities between the two Chinese states.
A valuable resource for students and scholars of 20th century China
and Taiwan, and of the Cold War and its impact in Asia.
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