S01 E86 - Traitors and treason in the collective Chinese imagination

Ear to Asia by Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne

While traitors are despised in most societies, the preferred term in China, hànjiān, is not only highly charged but also takes on ethno-centric dimensions. So how has the Chinese concept of the traitor been put to political use by China’s post-dynastic governments? And what is regarded as treasonous behaviour in contemporary China? Dr Cra ... See more

Mar 19 2021