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Chinese history
January 20, 2021
Zhang Jian Vs. Jack Ma: CCP Capitalism
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Elisabeth Köll.
December 28, 2020
A Forgotten Chinese Hero: Zhang Xueliang
By Chi Wang
The Xi’an Incident changed the course of Chinese history.
August 28, 2020
Is Chinese Civilization Really Thousands of Years Older than America’s?
By Christopher K. Colley
The claim that China is 5,000 years old conflates “Chinese civilization” with the modern nation-state of the People’s Republic of China.
November 13, 2019
Damnatio Memoriae in China: Zhao Ziyang Is Laid to Rest
By Bonnie Girard
Zhao was written out of Chinese history for showing sympathy to the Tiananmen protesters. The indignity continued even after his death.
June 14, 2019
Beijing After Tiananmen, Part 3: The Closing Chapter
By Bonnie Girard
A dinner invitation and bullet holes in the window.
May 24, 2019
The Sino-Vietnam War and China’s Long Route to Winning
By James Maclaren
A little-known war helped shape the future of Southeast Asia.
May 24, 2019
Cen Yuying: ‘The Cruel Viceroy’
By David Leffman
To the British, he was a “chief criminal.” To the Chinese, his legacy is more complex.
May 01, 2019
May 4, 1919: The Making of Modern China
By Sebastian Veg
100 years later, modern China’s foundational moment has taken on many meanings.
October 19, 2018
Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria?
By Chi Wang
The region is both central to Chinese history and all-too-often overlooked by Chinese governments.
October 09, 2018
A Murder in Yunnan: The Margary Affair
By David Leffman
A trade war, an unsolved murder, and the founding of the Chinese Embassy in London.
June 28, 2018
The British Clerk Who Tried to Spark a Chinese Revolution
By David Leffman
The life and confessions of Charles Welsh Mason.
May 08, 2018
How Xi’an’s Past Became a Blueprint for Its Future
By Erin Dunne
Public memory as a tool of development in Xi’an.
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