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 NEW! China UnboundA New World Disorder |
While the United States stumbles, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles China’s dramatic moves to become a dominant power. As the world’s second-largest economy, China is … | Joanna Chiu | 385 | 2021 | View |
 The Legacy of Tiananmen Square |
More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests … | Michael Cormier | 240 | 2013 | View |
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From NEW! A Note on Terms and Map of China and Surrounding CountriesFrom: China Unbound |
Notes on Terminology and Maps. | Joanna Chiu | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add |
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From Prologue |
The introduction describes an encounter between the author and a man named Xi Xin Zhu, whose home was destroyed as a result of China’s rapid economic development. The author discusses the … | Michael Cormier | 6 | 2013 | $0.60 Add |
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From  The Knowledge of Suffering |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recounting his own experiences coming to Canada from Iran as a result of the upheval of the 1970s. He interweaves personal … | Payam Akhavan | 76 | 2017 | $9.12 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: China Unbound |
The Introduction | Joanna Chiu | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Wang Juntao’s ExileFrom: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square Collection: Immigrating to Canada |
This chapter begins with the story of a Chinese exile named Wang Juntao, who was a student leader during the 1989 uprising and now lives in New York. The author goes on to discuss the legacy of … | Michael Cormier | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Beijing: Rule by LawPart I: One China, One System From: China Unbound |
Chapter 1 lays out the background of China’s crackdowns on civil society and its forging of an ambitious foreign strategy and vision for an alternative world order. Key topics include life … | Joanna Chiu | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
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From Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream |
This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Hong Kong: Century of HumiliationPart I: One China, One System From: China Unbound |
Chapter 2 draws on the author Joanna Chiu’s experience reporting on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and its struggles to counteract both the shadowy forms of influence by the … | Joanna Chiu | 39 | 2021 | $3.90 Add |
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From Mao’s Democracy |
This chapter begins with a brief account of Mao’s rise to power in China at the end of World War Two. It goes on to provide a historical account of his rise to power and the rise of the … | Michael Cormier | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From The Oneness of Humankind |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses the efforts of people to come together and fight human rights abuses. The chapter includes a discussion of human rights in Afghanistan … | Payam Akhavan | 70 | 2017 | $8.40 Add |
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From NEW! Canada: Death Threat DiplomacyPart II: Middle Powers From: China Unbound |
Chapter 3 provides a comprehensive case study of China’s relationship with Canada. Key topics discussed include diplomacy, Chinese diaspora and advocacy work in Canada, Huawei and Meng … | Joanna Chiu | 32 | 2021 | $3.20 Add |
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From  IndonesiaRural Bloodshed and National Counterrevolution From: Counter Revolution |
- | Walden Bello | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! Australia: Influence and InterferencePart II: Middle Powers From: China Unbound |
Chapter 4 provides a comprehensive case study of China’s relationship with Australia. Key topics discussed include Chinese investment and industry in Australia, Port Darwin, Chinese … | Joanna Chiu | 33 | 2021 | $3.30 Add |
