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The Woman who Built an Empire

The Woman who Built an Empire

A review of Alice Poon's historical novel The Green Phoenix, a love triangle set during the time of the Ming-Qing transition

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences throwing shade at The New Qing History

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences throwing shade at The New Qing History

Why did the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences launch an attack on Qing historians Mark Elliott, James Millward, and Pamela Crossley? It seems they had the temerity to challenge long-cherished tropes of Qing history, and that Just! Won't! Do!