The Tiananmen Papers are fake documents. So asserts Alfred L Chan, [author of Xi Jin Ping, HC 2022 ed] [see p 277 Deng Xiao Ping…
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Tag: History of China
The Tiananmen Papers – Part 2
Are the Tiananmen Papers fake? Ezra F. Vogel, in his monumental Deng Xiao Ping and the Transformation of China [2011], has the best discussion. He…
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The Fragile Strength of the Qing Dynasty – Part 2
It is a fallacy to think that the Chinese emperors made decisions arbitrarily. Since the time of the Northern Song, the emperors felt compelled to…
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The Fragile Strength of the Qing Dynasty – Part 1
Why did the Ching dynasty survive for so long, till 1912, when it was in its death throes caused by the Taiping Revolution [1850 to…
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Excellent book – China in the Age of Xi Jinping
This 2021, 763-page book is actually the history of China written in a concise and readable manner. Its emphasis is on the politics from the…
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China & The Age of The Opium War
Rutherfurd’s China is one of my rare forays into Fiction. Published in 2021 it is a grand saga of several characters swept up by the…
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A gem insider’s view — Dealing with China
This book by a former US Treasury Secretary under President George W Bush, and head of Goldman Sachs is worth reading even now. Paulson’s account…
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Interesting book – The Secret War for China: Espionage, Revolution, and the rise of Mao
This book is a fascinating book that focuses on the spies and their activities operated by the KMT, CCP, the Japanese, the Germans, and the…
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A short history – Decisive Battles in Chinese History
This book is the only book in the English language that discusses the decisive battles fought on Chinese soil from the Warring States Period to…
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Shanghai – A decadent city
A trip to Shanghai would not be complete without reading these 6 books. A stay would also not be complete without staying at the historical…
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