Why was a US Yale graduate hounded out of his job promoting Chinese culture?
Culture Index
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Relevance
0/25
Freshness
24/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
17/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
In just two months, Yale graduate Edward Kuperman went from being praised by Chinese state media to being bombarded by public accusations that he was a spy. It began with a June 18 article from state news agency Xinhua, in which he was described as an eager 24-year-old sinophile who made the unconventional choice of spurning China’s eastern metropolises to live in Dunhuang, an oasis in the country
