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- W2912843670 abstract "On October 7, 1974, a gift from the Peoples Republic of China was presented to the United Nations in a formal ceremony. The gift, an intricate ivory carving sculpted from eight elephant tusks, depicted the recently constructed Chengdu-Kunming railway. The ivory carving was given to the United Nations in honor of the recognition of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) as the legitimate representative of China in 1971. The carving displaced the gift that had been given by the outgoing Taiwanese delegation, thus it carried a heavy weight of Cold War symbolism. / / The sculpture held another level of symbolism. The eight tusks of ivory used for the sculpture came from East Africa, where the Chinese had just completed construction of another railway that was modeled closely after the Chengdu-Kunming railway. The Tanzania-Zambia railway (TAZARA), which would become operational in 1976, was in fact built by many of the same railway workers who had built the Chengdu-Kunming line. Maos African railway was in many ways modeled after its Chinese big brother, and was like the Chengdu-Kunming railway meant to serve as an exemplar of what could be achieved when ordinary workers joined together under the tutelage of a great leader to bring development and modernity to the nation. / / In this paper I will explore the meaning of the ivory, the models and the train depicted in this sculpture as an entry point for understanding the developmental relationship between China and Africa in the Cold War era. / /" @default.
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- W2912843670 title "Chairman Mao's Model Train" @default.
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