A Modern History of Hong Kong
Published in 2004, it is clear from the preface and Chapter 1 that the author is an Anglophile, despite his protestations that his intent is…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 6
This is the first substantial study in the English language on China’s Space Programme. Published in 2022, it has massive details and lists that are…
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Rare Insights Into Malaysia’s Founding
Malaysia was formed on 16 Sep 1963 after a long process of negotiations between Malaya and Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo. Brunei had wanted to…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 5
The era of Deng Xiao Ping in power from 1977 to 1990 saw a different emphasis in respect to China’s Space Programme. Deng emphasised that…
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China’s Space Programme – Part 4
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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