Blurred lines of influence in world of letters
<p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="introductions">introductions</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Metropolis">Metropolis</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="values">values</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implication">implication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="froth">froth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="correctness">correctness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jurors">jurors</span>' <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="published">published</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="transcripts">transcripts</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="award">award</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanities">humanities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="monopolized">monopolized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="inwardly">inwardly</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="outwardly">outwardly</span> <span word="interwoven">interwoven</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Writers">Writers</span>' <span word="Association">Association</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academe">academe</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="circulating">circulating</span> <span word="publications">publications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="hierarchy">hierarchy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="correspond">correspond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enroll">enroll</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p>
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