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Hu Shi

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Hu Shi also Hu Shih  (h sh) 1891-1962.
Chinese philosopher and diplomat. As a philosophy professor he promoted vernacular literature to replace writing in the classical style. He was also ambassador to the United States (1938-1942) and the United Nations (1957).


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Hu Shi and Wellington Koo) and the more obscure (albeit also accomplished) present a vivid picture of the dilemmas faced by individuals in the different periods.
"Patriots" or "Traitors"?: A History of American-Educated Chinese ... by Rosen, Stanley / Pacific Affairs
Wen-Hsin Yeh's "Discourses of Dissent in Post-Imperial China" traces the (generally losing) struggle to defend "political criticism" in a line of descent through key figures: Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Zou Taofen and Wu Han.
Realms of Freedom in Modern China by Kelly, David / Pacific Affairs
Thus the contradictions in the 1980s between the proponents of a liberal socialism, close to Hu Yaobang, and those of a technocratic type of neo-authoritarianism, close to Zhao Ziyang, evoke the debate of the 1920s between the liberal Hu Shi and reformers of the Kuomintang, who advocated imposing a "political tutelage" on a society considered to be immature.
A la Recherche d'une Ombre Chinoise: Le mouvement pour la democratie ... by Bonnin, Michel / Pacific Affairs
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