By Kalsang Rinchen
Dharamshala October 8 – A Chinese printer has refused to print a book by Felicity Jack for University of New South Wales Press as it mentions the China-Tibet border. A website named Bookseller and Publisher Online has reported that the book Queensland on the Map contains just a single line which mentions the border.
Elizabeth Menzies, publisher at the UNSW Press, said the printer has suggested the ‘China-Tibet border’ should be removed. The UNSW Press refused the words to be removed and was advised to print the title elsewhere. The book will now be printed in Thailand.
Felicity Jacks great grandfather’s life is documented in the biography, including his travels throughout Australia and China. Menzies would not name the printer, and said, ‘We print as many of our books as we can in Australia’, but go overseas for ‘those that are colour or require something different’.
“The author (Felicity Jack) felt very strongly that she did not want her text to be changed by the Chinese authorities and we stand beside that,” said Menzies.
The University of New South Wales, located in Sydney, Australia, is one of Australia’s largest and leading universities.
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