A US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: ReutersA US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: Reuters
A US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: Reuters
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Letters | Americans are too immature to appreciate full scope of world history

Topic |   US-China relations
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Updated: 6:30am, 25 Jun, 2020

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A US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: ReutersA US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: Reuters
A US flag flutters in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate during a visit by US President Donald Trump to Beijing on November 8, 2017. Many Americans fail to appreciate the scope of history beyond the Western canon. Photo: Reuters
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