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This Day In History: Mao Coins Communist Slogan Serve the People
Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather...
by Ned Kelly, 08 September 2020
This Day In History: Small Sword Society Take Shanghai
Never underestimate an emaciated, opium smoking Cantonese ex-sugar broker...
by Ned Kelly, 07 September 2020
This Day In History: The Dogmeat General, China's Basest Warlord
The day warlord Zhang Zongchang found out that it's a dog eat dog world.
by Ned Kelly, 03 September 2020
This Day in History: Old Shanghai’s Biggest Ever Gangster Heist
The life and crimes of Elly 'the Swiss' Wilder.
by Paul French, 02 September 2020
The Fishy Chinese Origin of Ketchup
The word ketchup has Fujian roots, but does it hold any other resemblance to its ancestry?
by Joshua Cawthorpe, 28 August 2020
This Day in History: First NBA Team to Play Basketball in China
On August 24, 1979, the Washington Bullets became the first professional US sports team invited to China.
by Josh Parker, 24 August 2020
This Day in History: Shanghai Jews Fleeing Nazi Persecution
The total number Jews arriving at the open port of Shanghai by sea and land between November 1938 and 1941 is estimated at 20,000.
by Ned Kelly, 21 August 2020
This Day in History: Bloody Saturday, Shanghai's Darkest Day
New York Times bestselling author's new book on the 1937 Japanese bombing of the city.
by Ned Kelly, 14 August 2020
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Snapshots of a China Gone Past: Part I
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What You Need to Know About the New Hong Kong...
September 17, 2020
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We Tried Baijiu Flavored Pocky and it's Surprisingly...
September 17, 2020
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Snapshots of a China Gone Past: Part II
September 18, 2020
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