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This Day in History: Down to the Countryside Movement Launched
Chairman Mao proclaims 'We too have two hands, let us not laze about in the city.'
by Ned Kelly, 19 December 2022
Opium & Treason: Qi Xieyuan, Shanghai’s Other Forgotten Warlord
Diminutive in stature and with a lazy eye, Qi refused to be overlooked.
by Dan Stein, 17 December 2022
This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Came to China
Praying in the Great Mosque of Xi'an and sparring with a Brawl on the Bund referee: a look back on the 1985 visit of The Greatest to the Middle Kingdom
by Ned Kelly, 20 May 2022
Opium Smuggling & Femme Fatales: A New Paul French Podcast
January 1939: Seto Gin is busted smuggling several dozen tins of opium from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
by Ned Kelly, 15 March 2022
This Day in History: China's First Post-Cultural Revolution Ad
The ad men follow on from the mad men.
by Ned Kelly, 04 January 2022
This Day in History: Nelson Mandela's Changing Relationship with China
South African leader's close links with the Middle Kingdom.
by James Griffiths, 03 December 2021
This Day in History: China's Deadliest Maritime Disaster
The sinking of SS Kiangya was the world's worst maritime disaster unrelated to military action.
by Ned Kelly, 03 December 2021
This Day in History: China Ends the Eunuch Era
Finally banned in 1924, the system had endured for over 3,000 years and through 25 dynasties.
by Ned Kelly, 25 November 2021
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