While searching for stuff on contemporary philosophy in China, I found this odd book about how Chinese intellectuals have appropriated postmodernism but are 'doing it wrong' because they're still patriotic and committed to the truth. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674032255 …
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"Davies explores the way perfectionism permeates and ultimately propels Chinese intellectual talk to the point that the drive for perfection has created a moralism that condemns those who do not contribute to improving China."
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"Inside the heart of the New China persists ancient moralistic attitudes that remain decidedly non-modern. And inside the postmodernism of thousands of Chinese scholars and intellectuals dwells a decidedly anti-postmodern quest for absolute certainty."
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Imagine condemning people who don't contribute to improving your country! That's not postmodern! That's not even modern!
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>spread anti-american propaganda in america
>show chinese how you make anti-american propaganda
>chinese make anti-american propaganda too
"but why aren't they making anti-chinese propaganda?" 
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