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"Yesterday’s evacuation of the prime minister from the Lodge has been linked to
the Chinese dance troupe Shen Yun. In a bomb threat emailed to the group, the
sender said explosives would be detonated if Australian performances by Shen
Yun proceeded.
This is just the latest controversy surrounding Shen Yun. But this use of a
security threat as a prop to achieve other goals exposes a deeper and
increasingly consequential struggle over culture, representation and political
voice in the transnational Chinese world.
At stake is not a dance performance, but a deeper question: who gets to
represent “Chinese culture” on the global stage?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
