Kang Xinru was a prominent financial tycoon in the Republic of China. However, after 1949, he was gradually …
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From Tycoon to Pauper: The Impact of Chinese Communist Policies on Banker Kang Xinru (Part 1)
After a massive crackdown on private enterprises, and the economy tumbling to its lowest point in more than three …
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Qian Mu: Guardian of Chinese Tradition in the Shadow of Communism (Part 2)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisIn 1966, when Chairman Mao Zedong initiated the Cultural Revolution, China’s traditional culture faced an unprecedented crisis, with …
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Qian Mu: Guardian of Chinese Tradition in the Shadow of Communism (Part 1)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisIn 1949, as the Communist Party was poised to take control of mainland China, with the Nationalist government …
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Seeing Through the Facade: Fu Sinian’s Understanding of the Chinese Communist Party
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisOn August 14, 1949, Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), publicly criticized three distinguished …
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This February 12th, Chinese people welcomed the Year of the Ox in keeping with the tradition of China’s …
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Foot binding was an ancient Chinese custom where women used to wrap their feet with the aim of …
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One of the most extraordinary emperors in the history of China, as regarded by historians, was Taizong of …
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An Alternative View: The Eight-Nation Alliance and Fall of the Qing Dynasty
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrDue to the growing influence of foreign powers during the early 19th century Qing Dynasty in China, an …