On the 1st of October 1949, a huge crowd gathered in Tiananmen Square. In the shadow of Beijing's imperial Forbidden City, they listened as Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, proc...

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Historical Battles: Rewriting China's Past to Shape the Future — Jeremiah Jenne

Jeffrey Wasserstrom joins Barbarians at the Gate to discuss the legacy of the Hong Kong protests, Xi Jinping’s patriotic education law, and how Beijing’s control over historical narratives is reshaping academic engagement with China.

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13.11.2024

What can the end of the Ming Dynasty tell us about the election of Donald Trump and what comes next — Jeremiah Jenne

Trump's re-election disappointed many in the U.S. and abroad. To help them process, Jeremiah and David talk with literary translator and Pennsylvania voter Brendan O’Kane about Zhang Dai, the Ming-Qing transition, and living through an age of upheaval.

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15.11.2024

Emily Hahn: China to Me — Jeremiah Jenne

In her memoir of 1930s and 40s China, the New Yorker correspondent brought the country to life while coming down from opium binges in Shanghai and hiding in bomb shelters in Chongqing.

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What can the end of the Ming Dynasty tell us about the election of Donald Trump and what comes next — Jeremiah Jenne

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