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The History of Censorship in China. History Censorship in China. Burial of the scholars.
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History Censorship in China Burial of the scholars • Qin Shi Huangdi ordered more than 460 scholars in the capital to be buried alive in the second year of the proscription, though an account given by Wei Hong in the 2nd century added another 700 to the figure. As some of them were alsoConfucian scholars, Fusu counseled that, with the country newly unified, and enemies still not pacified, such a harsh measure imposed on those who respect Confucius would cause instability
Shi Huangdi • Who was Shi Huangdi?
Fast Forward: 20th Century • Crash Course on Communism, Nationalism and China’s Revolutions . . . a build up to CENSORSHIP
THE NEW CHINA? • INTERNET • CENSORSHIP
Learning Target • Censorship: Explain the impact of historical events in China on why censorship/governmental control is so widely present