The Shortest History of China Quotes

“A poet of the Song dynasty, Sū Dōngpō (1037–1101), wrote of the Tang poet-painter Wáng Wéi (699–759), whose work is considered a forerunner: ‘Savour his poetry, and there is a painting in each poem; look carefully at his paintings, and each one contains a poem.’9”
― Linda Jaivin, The Shortest History of China

“Qián Xuésēn (1911–2009), the Father of Chinese Rocketry, had been named first director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech when he fell victim to persecution in the anti-Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy era. He returned to China and spearheaded the work that led to the PRC exploding its first atomic bomb in 1964.”
― Linda Jaivin, The Shortest History of China

“Rectify the names.” He explained: “If the names are not correct, if they do not match realities, language has no object. If language is without an object, action becomes impossible—and therefore, all human affairs disintegrate and their management becomes pointless and impossible.”2”
― Linda Jaivin, The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times

“Korean Peninsula and stationed a governor-general in the city today known as Hanoi.”
― Linda Jaivin, The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History): From the Ancient Dynasties ... Modern Superpower―A Retelling for Our Times