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The Republic of China
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The Chinese Aristocracy
The world is accustomed to call us industrious and diligent, but there exists in China a most idle and good-for-nothing class of people.Continuing
China Awakens With Education
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Development of the Press in China’s Awakening
The effects of this great change for the better in the Press are innumerable and somewhat difficult to analyze.Continuing China Awakens 1905,with
Why China Reacted Differently Than the Japanese to the Foreigners’ Arrival
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How China Saw the Arrival of the Foreigners
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