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Sunday, July 05, 2009

The impact of cultural diplomacy in China

This article describes the impact of Isaac Stern's 1979 tour of China. His master classes and violin recitals with David Golub helped open relations between China and the West, and the 40 million young Chinese students of violin and piano today can testify to the enormous effect cultural diplomacy can have at its best.

posted by William Harvey | 1:36 PM

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