The Chrysanthemum and The Sword - Reception of The Book in Taiwan and China

Reception of The Book in Taiwan and China

The first Chinese translation was made by Taiwanese anthropologist Huang Dao-Ling, and published in Taiwan in April 1974 by Taiwan Kui-Kuang Press.

The book became a bestseller in China in 2005, when relations with the Japanese government were strained. In that year alone, 70,000 copies of the book were sold in China.

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