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Struggle session against Hu Yaobang and Hu Ke-Shih in 1968

圖為1968年團中央造反派批鬥胡耀邦、胡克實等人。 Source
Struggle session against Hu Yaobang and Hu Ke-Shih in 1968
圖為1968年團中央造反派批鬥胡耀邦、胡克實等人。 Source
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November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Paving a road in Chongqing in 1950

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Paving a road in Chongqing in 1950
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November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Zhou Enlai, Hu Yaobang, and Mao Zedong in 1964

圖為1964年6月,胡耀邦陪同毛澤東、周恩來出席共青團第九次全國代表大會。 Source
Zhou Enlai, Hu Yaobang, and Mao Zedong in 1964
圖為1964年6月,胡耀邦陪同毛澤東、周恩來出席共青團第九次全國代表大會。 Source
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November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and Soong Ching-ling in 1959

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Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and Soong Ching-ling in 1959
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November 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Shaoxing opera star Yuan Xuefen in the 1940s

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Shaoxing opera star Yuan Xuefen in the 1940s
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November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Chongqing’s Great Hall of the People in 1952

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Chongqing’s Great Hall of the People in 1952
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November 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Zhou Jianren, Xu Guangping, and Lu Xun in Shanghai in 1927

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Zhou Jianren, Xu Guangping, and Lu Xun in Shanghai in 1927
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October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Eugene Chen, T. V. Soong, Wang Jingwei, and Mikhail Borodin inWuhan in 1927

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Eugene Chen, T. V. Soong, Wang Jingwei, and Mikhail Borodin inWuhan in 1927
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October 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Du Yuming before 1945

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Du Yuming before 1945
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October 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xuesi in Dalian in 1951

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Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xuesi in Dalian in 1951
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October 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Taiwan’s president has said the country is accelerating plans for a multi-layered “T-dome” missile defence system as a protection against growing threats from China.

www.ft.com/content/ce0b...
Taiwan accelerates ‘T-dome’ missile plan against China threat
President Lai Ching-te says ‘safety net’ would include high-altitude detection and interception capabilities
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October 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reposted
Now OPEN ACCESS!

@cfmeyskens.bsky.social and I wrote about "The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People's Republic of China." With thanks to @slorenzini.bsky.social for inviting us to a fun workshop in Trento and to being open to a co-authored article!

doi.org/10.3828/whpe...
The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People’s Republic of China | Environment and History
Scholars often characterise dam building as an instance of high modernism par excellence. Such characterisations typically imagine dams as gargantuan projects that involve government elites drawing on technoscientific expertise to re-engineer the ...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hu Yaobang in 1947

圖為1947年平山北望樓野戰四縱隊政治工作會議上,胡耀邦政委作報告。 Source
Hu Yaobang in 1947
圖為1947年平山北望樓野戰四縱隊政治工作會議上,胡耀邦政委作報告。 Source
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October 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reeducation scene during the Cultural Revolution, 1980

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Reeducation scene during the Cultural Revolution, 1980
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October 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Three Gorges Dam evacuess wave good bye to their hometown in 2000

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Three Gorges Dam evacuess wave good bye to their hometown in 2000
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October 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Xue Muqiao and Luo Qiong’s wedding photo from 1935

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Xue Muqiao and Luo Qiong’s wedding photo from 1935
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October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Zhang Xueliang calls for resistance to Japanese invasion circa late 1930s
Zhang Xueliang calls for resistance to Japanese invasion circa late 1930s
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October 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Li Jingquan and Xiao Li in Xi’an in 1949

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Li Jingquan and Xiao Li in Xi’an in 1949
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October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Very happy to share an article that Arunabh Ghosh and I wrote for a special issue organized by Sara Lorenzini on "Dam Scientists." Much thanks to Sara for the invitation!
Feel free to DM me for a copy.
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People’s Republic of China | Environment and History
Scholars often characterise dam building as an instance of high modernism par excellence. Such characterisations typically imagine dams as gargantuan projects that involve government elites drawing on technoscientific expertise to re-engineer the ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
American soldier and Chinese villager threshing grain in 1940s

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American soldier and Chinese villager threshing grain in 1940s
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October 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We find that, against conventional wisdom, Global South publics do not discriminate against Chinese investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia
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Firm’s Source Country or Project Characteristics? Survey Experiments on Preferences for Chinese Investment in the Global South
Abstract. Do individuals favor a particular foreign investment project based mainly on the investing company’s source country or the characteristics of the
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October 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Mikhail Borodin, Wang Jingwei and Zhang Tailei in 1925

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Mikhail Borodin, Wang Jingwei and Zhang Tailei in 1925
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October 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Hua Guofeng and Han Zhijun

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Hua Guofeng and Han Zhijun
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October 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Zhao Shao’ang, “Landscape,” 1943

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Zhao Shao’ang, “Landscape,” 1943
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October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM