Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty
From music to drama, cuisine to garden design, members of the Wu School excelled in all forms of creative expression. Centered on the affluent city of Suzhou and nearby towns, this driving force of Chinese culture during the Ming dynasty (1369–1644) took its name from a kingdom that once ruled the region. Of all their […]
Chinese National at the University of Michigan Charged with Illegally Voting in the 2024 Election
DETROIT – A criminal complaint was filed charging Haoxiang Gao, a citizen and national of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with false claims to register or vote and voting by aliens, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Cheyvoryea Gibson, Federal Bureau […]
States and Wars & Rethinking China under Mao (Q&A)
States and Wars & Rethinking China under Mao (Q&A) Speaker: Debin Ma (Professor of Economic History, Faculty of History and Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford) Klaus Mühlhahn (President and Director, Chair of Modern Chinese Studies, Zeppelin University)
Invasion of Manchuria
Background World War II was fought by millions of people in all corners of the world. There were battles and military posts in surprising places. The Caribbean and Central America, Greenland, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Iraq, Syria, Burma and the Arctic are a few of the little known places that were involved. Every major […]
Klaus Mühlhahn – Rethinking China Under Mao
Speaker: Klaus Mühlhahn (President and Director, Chair of Modern Chinese Studies, Zeppelin University)
Klaus Mühlhahn Examines China’s Evolving International Position
Moving beyond the standard framework of Cold War competition and national resurgence, Klaus Mühlhahn’s new book situates twenty-first-century China in the nation’s long history of creative adaptation. About the Book: A panoramic survey of China’s rise and resilience through war and rebellion, disease and famine, that rewrites China’s history for a new generation. It is […]
Secretary of State John Hay and the Open Door in China, 1899–1900
Secretary of State John Hay first articulated the concept of the “Open Door” in China in a series of notes in 1899–1900. These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity. British […]
Americans Designed and Built Peking Union Medical College Hospital
In the 1930s, China underwent a significant architectural movement exploring the integration of traditional Chinese styles with modern architectural practices. This movement left an enduring legacy in the history of Chinese modern architecture, though it remains relatively obscure today. While the Nationalist Government established the “Chinese Traditional Inherent Form Committee” to promote traditional styles in […]
Markets Rise As US and China Agree to Slash Tariffs
Share markets jumped on Monday after President Trump said weekend talks had resulted in a “total reset” in trade terms between the US and China, a move which goes some way to defuse the high stakes stand-off between the two countries. The talks in Switzerland resulted in significant cuts to the tit-for-tat tariffs that had […]
Overlooked Military Conflicts on the Sino-Indian Border Since 1962
Following the Chinese military’s withdrawal from the eastern and western sectors of the Sino-Indian border in 1963, China reimposed a policy of disengagement and limited contact. Direct military confrontation was largely confined to the China-Sikkim border, where India had stationed two to three mountain infantry brigades. Indian troops frequently provoked Chinese forces in this region—particularly […]