Abstract
Based on archival research and interviews, this study examines the history of Chinese photography's interaction and engagement with the West between 1978 and 1988, and argues that these transnational encounters provided inspiration to Chinese photographers in their resistance to isolation and propaganda, two legacies from the Mao era. If in the artistic realm, the media's intensive introduction of Western works diversified the genres and styles of Chinese photography, in the journalistic field, Western exhibitions and training propelled Chinese news photographers to reconsider their professional role and social responsibility.
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