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Archaeologists Uncover Treasure in Chinese River

March 23, 2017 Andrew Burke Comments Off on Archaeologists Uncover Treasure in Chinese River

Archeologists in China have unearthed some major booty. More than 10,000 items made from gold and silver were found more than 10 meters into the Earth at bottom of the Minjiang River in Sichuan province. Some […]

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Chinese Judge Ranks Jailing of Human Rights Lawyer Greatest Achievement of 2016

March 14, 2017 Andrew Burke Comments Off on Chinese Judge Ranks Jailing of Human Rights Lawyer Greatest Achievement of 2016

2016 was one for the books. In China, one prominent judge recalled the year in justice and declared a victory for human rights, by praising the arrest of a human rights lawyer. He specifically called […]

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Hundreds Take to The Streets of Hong Kong to Commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre

May 31, 2016 Hilary Fask Comments Off on Hundreds Take to The Streets of Hong Kong to Commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Four days from today marks the 27th anniversary of one of the most horrific instances of government brutality in modern China: the Tiananmen Square Massacre. June 4th, 1989 in Tiananmen Square was like a scene […]

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San Francisco’s Old Chinatown: Reborn Through Photos

January 19, 2016 Staff Writer 0

San Francisco’s original China Town was shattered by a devastating earthquake in 1906, but its sights have risen from the ashes through the photographs of Arnold Genthe. This German immigrant traveled to San Francisco during […]

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40 Years After the Former Premier’s Death: Remembering Zhou Enlai through Photos

January 15, 2016 Staff Writer 0

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of China’s first premier Zhao Enlai. Zhou is remembered in Chinese history as one of Chairman Mao Zedong’s most trusted lieutenants, and his right-hand man. He […]

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Humanitarian Elsie Tu Dies at 102

December 31, 2015 Staff Writer 0

Justice for the People Those are the words that renowned humanitarian Elsie Tu lived by up until her death on Dec. 8, 2015 at the age of 102. This Englishwoman arrived in the colony of […]

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Tibet Conquers China in 764

November 14, 2015 Staff Writer 0

When most people think of Tibet, they think of a beautiful country high up in the clouds. The people that are from this land are known for their great respect for life and go to […]

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Chinese massacre of 1871

October 19, 2015 Staff Writer 0

The atrocities visited upon the slaves that made the American economy what it it today is an unwashable sin thoroughly and permanently staining the reputation of the country. While millions made it to the new […]

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The First President of China

October 11, 2015 Staff Writer 0

On the 10th of October, in the year 1913, Yuan Shikai was installed as the first president of China. It was done against the wishes of Sun Yat Sen, who is considered by many to […]

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The First Opium War

September 20, 2015 Staff Writer 0

On September 5th, 1839 the first Opium War started when China attempted to stop Britain from smuggling opium into the country. Smuggling opium into the country was a way for the British to sell their […]

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Editor-in-Chief Andrew Burke is a lifelong aficionado of all things Chinese. He studied Mandarin while living in Taiwan for six years and now works as a digitization specialist at the Yenching Library, which specializes in Asian books and documents, at Harvard University where he also studies topics related to China, Chinese, Asia and foreign affairs.
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