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Taipei Watcher: China’s censorship on homosexuality disappoints

Posted on 06/06/2016 by | Taipei Watcher: China’s censorship on homosexuality disappoints已关闭评论
China’s ban on a popular drama and a new book highlights its fluctuating stance on homosexuality. Can Taiwan serve as a positive influence?
By Eddy Chang  /  Staff reporter
Tsoi Wing-mui

Tsoi Wing-mui, author of a new book, The Secret Emotional Life of Zhou Enlai, points to a photo in December of last year of a young Zhou Enlai and a schoolmate. Photo: Reuters

The romance between Gu Hai (顧海) and Bai Luoyin (白洛因), two handsome gay senior high school students from the Web series Addiction (上癮), has caused a sensation in both China and Taiwan. Continue reading →

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Book Says Zhou Enlai, Chinese Premier, May Have Been Gay

Posted on 03/16/2016 by | Book Says Zhou Enlai, Chinese Premier, May Have Been Gay已关闭评论

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE

Zhou Enlai

Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People’s Republic of China, in 1973. A new book offers a radical reinterpretation of Zhou’s life: He was probably gay. Credit Sovfoto/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images

HONG KONG — He was a towering figure of the 20th century, instrumental in building the Chinese Communist Party from the battlefield to the halls of power. He worked alongside Mao Zedong for decades, and was revered for his rich intellect and even temperament. Continue reading →

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Zhou Enlai: Was Communist China’s first premier gay?

Posted on 12/30/2015 by | Zhou Enlai: Was Communist China’s first premier gay?已关闭评论

By Juliana Liu Hong Kong correspondent, BBC News

Li Fujing-Zhou Enlai

Tsoi Wing-mui argues that Li Fujing (left) and Zhou (right) were more than just close friends

Handsome and urbane, Zhou Enlai presented a modern, progressive face of China at home and abroad during more than 25 years as the country’s first premier. Continue reading →

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