Re: Foreign Ministry Archives open again?
From personal knowledge: The central government issued a "no visit or use" order to ALL archives because of the Russian government attempt to open all Russian files for inspection.
DBC
Thanks very much for the responses and the links - a very useful summary.
Best,
Jon
Hi Jon,
The Wilson Center posted an update from Ph.D. candidate Kazushi Minami just two days ago:
"China’s Foreign Ministry Archive: Open or Closed?"
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chinas-foreign-ministry-archive-o...
The short answer seems to be that it hasn't changed for the better, requiring a bit more effort to see documents than it did several years ago and offering many fewer, but it is still technically "open."
All best,
Amanda
The situation remains the same at least until mid-July this year. I did not try to go myself but heard that from Chinese scholars. I am not sure if things have changed since.
Best,
Dongxin Zou
Jon,
This is a report based on Kazushi Minami's visit over the summer--
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chinas-foreign-ministry-archive-open-or-closed
In short: not good!
Best,
Chuck
Hello everyone,
Does anyone have an update on access to the Chinese Foreign Ministry Archive and does the current situation still match the information Chuck was given (above)?
Thanks,
Jon Howlett
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