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Textual Analysis of the Relationship between Eileen Chang and United States Information Service in Hong Kong (USIS-HK)

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DOI: 10.25236/ssah.2018.205

Author(s)

Lihui Chen

Corresponding Author

Lihui Chen

Abstract

USIS, short for United States Information Service, is an organization established in HK by US Consulate General during the Cold War for “anti-CPC propaganda” and US policy promotion. The relationship between Eileen Chang and USIS has always been one of the most controversial issues in the studies of Eileen Chang. Through the textual research, we found that Eileen Chang who didn’t hold any post in USIS just cooperated with USIS just like translator and publisher. "Naked Earth" was created under the commission of USIS. "The Rice Sprout Song: a Novel of Modern China" was a spontaneous and free creation. Since “The Rice Sprout Song: a Novel of Modern China” catered to the anti-communist standpoint of USIS, it single-handedly organized the publication of “The Rice Sprout Song: a Novel of Modern China”.

Keywords

Eileen Chang, USIS, “The Rice Sprout Song: a Novel of Modern China”, “Naked Earth”.