ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vincent K.L. Chang

Dr Vincent K.L. Chang (Ph.D, LL.M.) is an assistant professor of the history and international relations of modern China at Leiden University. He is the principal investigator of the project ‘Global China’s New Heroes: Martyrdom and Memory Laws in Xi Jinping’s China’ (2024–27).
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POSTS BY Vincent K.L. Chang

02 May 2024

Vincent K.L. Chang

China’s Memory Laws

The study of ‘memory laws’ has seen a spectacular rise in recent years as governments worldwide are reverting to formal legislation to shape and secure their preferred historical discourses and outlaw narratives subverting these. Despite the increasingly global nature of this phenomenon, this budding scholarly genre has remained largely preoccupied with developments in Europe. Until very recently, Chinese memory laws have been overlooked in these discussions. It is time to start paying attention to them. Continue reading >>