Michael Dillon On Shanghai — China’s Most Dynamic City
The historian talks about Shanghai’s long history as a center of commerce and political turmoil, and its extraordinary modern development.
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Frank Dikötter on the Chinese Communist Party’s Troubled Early Years
The historian on countering long-held narratives about the CCP’s role in the war against Japan and the legacy of those years on its rule today.
Frank Dikötter on Paying Attention to China’s Primary Sources
The historian talks about his new book; why he eschews the sinological armchair; how the architect of modern China is Jiang Zemin, not Deng Xiaoping; and why Xi Jinping introduced differences in degree, not in kind.