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He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Politics   来源:Europe  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:That willingness to exchange ideas and learn from the outside world appears to be waning in China, according to many.

That willingness to exchange ideas and learn from the outside world appears to be waning in China, according to many.

"And it brings joy for people. In the difficult times we had through Covid, people turned to theatre and music."The family of an artist known as The Secret Painter are hoping people will help solve a mystery surrounding two of his artworks.

He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible

The paintings by Eric Tucker are believed to depict China Clay Country near St Austell in Cornwall but the exact location and the people he painted are unknown.The paintings, one in oil and the other in watercolour, have been part of anat the Connaught Brown gallery in London.

He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible

Tucker, who died in 2018, left behind hundreds of his paintings at his former council house in Warrington, Cheshire.Tucker's nephew Joe Tucker said the two artworks were among 550 paintings discovered at his uncle's house but were very different to the others that predominantly featured working class life in the north of England.

He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible

He said they would love to know more about the location of the paintings and the people portrayed.

"These two are a bit of an anomaly in the collection because, as far as we know, they're the only images he produced of Cornwall," said Mr Tucker.He said he was not a member of the Communist Party and his research had nothing to do with the military.

"They asked me what the relationship was between my research and China's defence affairs," he told the BBC then. "I said, how could breast cancer have anything to do with national defence? If you know, please tell me."He believes he never stood a chance because the officials had already made up their minds. He recalled one of them asking: "Did Xi Jinping buy your suitcase for you?"

What was surprising, or even shocking then, slowly turned normal as more and more Chinese students struggled to secure visas or admissions to study science and technology in US universities.Mr Cao, a psychology major whose research involves neuroscience, has spent the past school year applying for PhD programs in the US.

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