- Freezing Point
"Freezing Point" (Chinese: 冰點, Bīngdiǎn) [Pinyin translated with [http://www.cozychinese.com/convert/ CozyChinese.COM] ] is a news journal in the
People's Republic of China which has been the subject of controversy over its criticism of Communist Party officials and the sympathetic ear it lent to a Chinese historian who had criticized official history textbooks. A weekly supplement to "China Youth Daily ", it was temporarily closed down by officials24 January 2006 , but was allowed to reopen later that year, though without its former editorLi Datong and withoutTaiwan -based columnistLung Yingtai .Isabel Hilton, "Surfing the Dragon", Index on Censorship, Volume 35, Number 4, 2006, p. 33–42. 42.]The official reason for the January 2006 shutdown of "Freezing Point" was an article by history professor
Yuan Weishi ofSun Yat-sen University (Zhongshan University). The article dissented from the official view of theBoxer Rebellion .Notes
External links
* [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/tag/Freezing+Point Freezing Point on China Digital Times]
* [http://nytimes.com/2006/02/16/international/asia/16cnd-china.html?hp&ex=1140152400&en=c3674ecb36c759c1&ei=5094&partner=homepage "Chinese Journal Closed by Censors Is to Reopen"] , The New York Times, February 16, 2006.
* "History Textbooks in China," by Yuan Weishi, and translations of articles on the closing of Bingdian, Feb. 2006 [http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060126_1.htm]
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