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The First Sino-British Diplomatic Exchange

On the occasion of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United Kingdom and his resistance to be lectured on democracy, here’s an article about the Macartney Embassy, the first diplomatic...


Historic Videos from British Pathé Available on YouTube

British Pathé recently posted its trove of 85,000 historical newsreels, cinemagazines, and documentaries on YouTube.  Included are 1- 5 minute videos from China, Taiwan (aka Formosa), and Hong Kong that span from the 1920s to...