On 2 Sep 1945, Japan formally surrendered. China designated 3 Sep 1945 as “Victory Day” to commemorate its victory over Japan. This year, on 3…
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Yellow and two recent books on China
These 2 recent books were bought by me to understand how far China has progressed since 1949. China Resurrected (2025) is a political history from…
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The Story of The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away on 9 April 2021 age 99. This is a sad event though he had lived a wonderful…
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Zhou En Lai
Zhou En Lai ‘s life is the history of modern China to 1970s. He was the eminence grise. Some condemned him for failing to stop…
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