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Miscalculations and Misjudgments of the First Opium War
MADISON BUTCHKO explores how the personal decisions of two key figures—Lin Zexu’s rigid moral stance and Charles Elliot’s failed diplomacy—escalated tensions between…
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Two Nations, Two Paths
MADISON BUTCHKO examines how China’s strong central government helped it grow into a global power, while India’s democracy, though inclusive, has faced…
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Geopolitical Pivots of 21st Century History: A Repeat of Thucydides’s Trap?
JERRY FENG writes about his thoughts on Sir Halford Mackinder’s 1904 “Heartland Theory” in connection with a Chinese proverb, Chinese culture, and…
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The Dunhuang Library Cave: Part 2
MADISON BUTCHKO writes about the Mogao Caves, focusing on Cave 17, which holds a vast collection of murals, manuscripts, and artifacts that…
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Harbin: The Moscow of the East — The Struggles of Preserving or Erasing an Imperial Past
JERRY FENG writes about the fascinating mix of Russian, Jewish, and Chinese histories of Harbin, China, and how this rich diversity plays…
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Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation: USC Professor, Jeremy Lin, Language Politics, and Cancel Culture
ANONYMOUS writes an Op-Ed about the complexities between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation and how these nuances manifested in an incident at…