Anti-Japanese Print Advertisements in China

by autumnstone on 2006-10-09 22:14:24

The amazing blog EastSouthWestNorth has been showcasing examples of rising Anti-Japanese sentiments appearing in Chinese advertisements. I spoke with Jonathan Spence, one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilization from the 16th century to the present and Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, about the historical context behind these most recent outbursts of anti-Japanese fervor.