Peter Ross wrote:
On Wed, 21 Nov 2012, Trent W. Buck wrote:
The current economic climate would encourage me to keep at least Chinese history on the syllabus, though.
You could play with hot potatoes instead.. which version do you want? [ ...] LP’s official stance is that Taiwan is not part of the motherland, and so the book is effectively “banned.”
I don't see how PRC's stance on Kuomintang-controlled ROC has any relevance. That would be like refusing to study Korea because both Koreas claim control over the entire peninsula. Last time I looked, our biggest industry was selling valuable bits of our ground to China. It makes sense to understand the cultural context in which your business partners are operating. UPDATE: apparently I'm wrong -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Australia says "the total mining sector is 19% of GDP". I blame my .wa.au background. Nevertheless, it also cites "Main export partners China 27.4%, Japan 19.2%, South Korea 8.9%, India 5.8% (2011)", so I think my argument still holds.