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China's Foreign Relations Since 1949

Alan Lawrence

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China's Foreign Relations Since 1949 is a book by Alan Lawrence. This book cannot be imported into India.

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About the work

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China's Foreign Relations Since 1949 is a book by Alan Lawrence. This book cannot be imported into India.

The surviving record is interesting because it shows how even ordinary-looking books can acquire a charged political afterlife. As a book, 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 India. The present page is a dossier starter built from source-tracked ban records; the surviving note currently says: This book cannot be imported into India. More publication history, translations, and close reading can be added later.

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Why it was banned

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China's Foreign Relations Since 1949 entered censorship debates as a book 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 1978 in India, where Government of India or British Indian authorities banned publication, sale, or possession. This book cannot be imported into India. This book cannot be imported into India.

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.

Counter and critical readings

Context, rebuttals, and criticism

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Ban history

Known government actions

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Date Jurisdiction Action Reason Note
1978 India banned publication, sale, or possession This book cannot be imported into India. This book cannot be imported into India.

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