In 1965, a proposal was adopted to put a 100 kg satellite in orbit by 1971. In 1970, the first satellite was successfully placed in…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 3
The deportation of Quian Xuesen from the US to China in 1955, on unproven charges he was a spy during the McCarthy witch hunt, was…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 2
Quian Xuesen is also referred to as Qian Xuesheng or Tsuen Hsu Shen in books and essays. For this reason, it is very difficult to…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 1
This 2022 book to my knowledge is the first book that surveys the history of China’s space programme. Written by S Chandrashekar, an Indian professor…
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The Steep Trail of Reform
Never Turn Back by Julian Gewirtz, published 2022, is a history of China in the 1980s. Julian using Chinese sources shows a China that was…
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China The Three Emperors – Part 1
The cover for the catalog of the famous exhibition of treasures from the Palace Museum of Beijing in the Royal Academy of Arts, London, held…
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Gandhi
I have many books on Mahatma Gandhi in my library. More than Mao Tse Tung, Zhao En Lai, or Deng Xiao Ping, the giants of…
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Nine Centuries of Suzhou’s Evolution
Researchers into China’s imperial history can tap into a rich vein of historical data for two reasons. Firstly, Imperial China has a huge population of…
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Understanding Revelation
Revelation by John is written by either the apostle John that Jesus loves [John 19:26] or another John. The church fathers can’t agree. Experts even…
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The Economic Rollercoaster – Part 1
More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy by Philip Coggan is a tour de force. Published in 2020 this excellent book surveys how the…
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