Literature and Culture

All Chinese literature

Unknown author

1967

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All Chinese literature is a literature and culture by Unknown author. Presidential Instruction No.

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About the work

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All Chinese literature is a literature and culture by Unknown author. Presidential Instruction No.

The surviving record is interesting because it shows how even ordinary-looking books can acquire a charged political afterlife. As a literature and culture, it can be read not only for subject matter but for the way form, tone, and circulation make a text feel dangerous, intimate, or politically usable to anxious officials.

It also matters as part of a wider censorship history in Indonesia. The present page is a dossier starter built from source-tracked ban records; the surviving note currently says: Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 (Inpress No. 14/1967) on Chinese Religion, Beliefs, and Traditions effectively banned any Chinese literature in Indonesia, including the prohibition of Chinese characters. More publication history, translations, and close reading can be added later.

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Why it was banned

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All Chinese literature entered censorship debates as a literature and culture associated with controversy, publication history, and state scrutiny. In the current dossier, the main state objections cluster around political sensitivity.

The earliest event currently captured here is Date not yet pinned down in Indonesia, where Indonesia authorities banned publication or circulation. Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 (Inpress No. 14/1967) on Chinese Religion, Beliefs, and Traditions effectively banned any Chinese literature in Indonesia, including the prohibition of Chinese characters. Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 (Inpress No. 14/1967) on Chinese Religion, Beliefs, and Traditions effectively banned any Chinese literature in Indonesia, including the prohibition of Chinese characters.

This entry is still incomplete: more jurisdictions, court orders, and translated justifications should be added over time.

This page is intentionally incomplete. The ban history is a starter dataset, not a final census of every jurisdiction or decree.

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Context, rebuttals, and criticism

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Ban history

Known government actions

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Date Jurisdiction Action Reason Note
Date not yet pinned down Indonesia banned publication or circulation Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 (Inpress No. 14/1967) on Chinese Religion, Beliefs, and Traditions effectively banned any Chinese literature in Indonesia, including the prohibition of Chinese characters. Presidential Instruction No. 14/1967 (Inpress No. 14/1967) on Chinese Religion, Beliefs, and Traditions effectively banned any Chinese literature in Indonesia, including the prohibition of Chinese characters.

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