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Chinese Vistas: Jonathan Spence lectures about China. Recorded at the British Library in London, Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius.

Chinese Vistas: In a lecture recorded at the British Library in London, Jonathan Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker, Confucius. Who was this man, what did he believe in, and what contemporary relevance does his message have, nearly 2,500 years after his death? The Confucian message has survived countless attacks and is being recycled by the Chinese Communist leadership today.

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Sat 7 Jun 200822:15
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