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A University of Bristol historian who is an expert in colonialism, and in particular the British empire and its relations with China, has been elected as a Fellow of the British AcademyProfessor Robert Bickers, Professor of History and Associate Pro

A viral tweet claimed that China has not started any conflicts in its 70-year history. Is that true?

The new £4.2m annual investment – totalling £16.8m over the next four years – opens up Bristol’s world-leading research to a global audience and helps shape the next generation of postgraduate researchers.The University of Bristol Postgraduate Resear

The new £4.2m annual investment – totalling £16.8m over the next four years – opens up Bristol’s world-leading research to a global audience and helps shape the next generation of postgraduate researchers.The University of Bristol Postgraduate Resear

Legend of the lighthouse builder: how a British engineer in China helped connect East and West, while living life to the full -STRICTLY ONE TIME USE ONLY- MANDATORY CREDIT- Handout image shows an studio portrait of David Marr Henderson. CREDIT: Felicity Somers Eve Felicity Somers Eve was unaware of her great-grandfathers achievements until she found a cardboard box in a damp corner of the loft at her mothers house in 2009. And so from West Sussex, England, thanks to hundreds of objects, photog...

By Syndicated Content By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the house where Mao Zedong and 12 others met 100 years ago to found the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping recently led his politburo in reciting an oath to uphold principles and “sacrifice everything” for the party and the people. The obscure Shanghai courtyard of 1921 is now a lavish memorial hall, a focal point as China celebrates the centenary on Thursday of the party that controls the world...

Jun 29, 2021 SHANGHAI – At the house where Mao Zedong and 12 others met 100 years ago to found the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping recently led his politburo in reciting an oath to uphold principles and “sacrifice everything” for the party and the people. The obscure Shanghai courtyard of 1921 is now a lavish memorial hall, a focal point as China celebrates the centenary on Thursday of the party that controls the world’s most populous nation and second-biggest eco...

Tweet China is really cranking the propaganda efforts up to 11 for the 100th anniversary of the communist party. Officially the celebration takes place this Thursday but there have been fireworks and shows over the past week. Tonight there was a major performance at the National Stadium in Beijing (aka the Bird’s Nest): An art performance was held in Beijing on Monday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Party and state leaders joined ab...