DOCSLIB.ORG

June 2017 Avast Ye, Matey!

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
June 2017 Avast Ye, Matey! CHINAINSIGHT Fostering business and cultural harmony between China and the U.S. VOL. 16 NO. 5 June 2017 Avast ye, matey! China Briefs, p. 3 WWTT, p. 4, 13 This Lego® model is inspired by two paintings portraying the sea battle of the pirates and the Chinese troops in Hong Kong. The creators try to imitate the sea battle at the Lantau Island. (Pirates of the South Sea, p. 9) Arts & Culture, p. 8, 16 Culture Grand songs of the Dong ethnic group By Bu Aihua, contributor Editor’s note: Professor Bu Aihua is a visiting scholar from China. She is the dean and professor in Foreign Language School of Huaihua University in Huihua City in western Hunan Province, the main origin of Hmong and other minorities. Her major research interests cover comparative education, biculturalism and bicultural active living lifestyle with a special focus on the Hmong youth in western part of Hunan Province and the state of Minnesota. Society, p. 13 I am a Miao (Hmong) ethnic minority In This Issue from Huaihua City. I was amazed to learn Arts & Culture 8, 9, 16 there were more than 60,000 Hmong people Books 11,12 in Minnesota when I first visited Minne- apolis two years ago by chance; moreover, Business & Economics 4 there was even a center for Hmong Studies Community 7, 15 at Concordia University and over 8,000 Education 5,10 students, scholars and community members Events 15 had visited the center since its founding. Government & Politics 14 Enormous curiosity and great expectations Health & Home 4 inspired me to come back to explore the Hmong here ---the people, history, cultures, History 6 religious beliefs, language, etc., to seek the News 3 effective ways for more communication and Opinion 11 collaboration between the Hmong of Min- People 15 nesota and the Miao in China, especially in Pronouncements 2 the western part of Hunan Province. Science & Technology 10 Society 13 A singing master teaching her pupils Dong Grand Songs. Photo by Yang Xiao Continued on page 16 PAGE 2 / June 2017 pronouncements www.chinainsight.info Congress. It declared that the 13 American Publisher’s Pronouncements colonies regarded themselves as a new na- tion, the United States of America, and were CHINAINSIGHT Greetings, honored on the day by their family, friends, no longer part of the British Empire. As summer heats up, so do the number or coworkers. In addition, July 8 & 9 will be the Publisher: of great, local outdoor activities scheduled This wasn't always the case in China Dragon Festival, honoring Pan-Asian Gregory J. Hugh throughout the Twin Cities area, capitaliz- though. During the WWII years, Father's heritage and spirit! Lake Phalen Park in St. [email protected] ing on the arrival of summer vacations and Day was celebrated on August 8. The Paul, will come alive again during two days great weather. This bodes well for all of the Republic of China government wanted to of colorful, traditional dances and music graduation ceremonies and parties that will celebrate the soldiers who died and honor to showcase the performance arts of Asia. Manager of be held throughout the Twin Cities area and fathers. They chose that date because in Dances from the ceremonial to the theatrical Operations/Circulation: we congratulate the Class of 2017 and wish Chinese August 8 can be shortened to "bā are as varied as the colors on the performers' Richard He them great success as they move on to the bā" (八八 'eight eight'). This sounds similar authentic clothing! [email protected] next chapter of their lives. to the informal term for father (爸爸, bàba). Each Asian country has its own indel- In this issue, we are pleased to include an This tradition dropped off in the Mainland, ible sound even though the instruments are article on page 12 as the foreword to “Paral- but was continued in Taiwan under the Re- rather similar. From the mesmerizing sound Staff Writers: lel Universes: Essays and Conversations” public of China government. of the Chinese flute to the energetic Taiko Greg Hugh by Chang WANG, a regular China Insight In Taiwan, Father's Day is not an official drumming, Asian music with its pentatonic [email protected] contributor. We also are pleased to present holiday, but is now widely observed on melodies abound throughout the weekend. what we expect to be a series of articles by August 8. People often take their father out Wherever you are from, you should at- Elaine Dunn Professor Bu Aihua, a visiting scholar from for dinner, give gifts, or at least call them to tend this free event so you can explore all [email protected] China, about the Dong ethnic people. The give them a greeting.. (Baba Jie can stand that these unique, energetic cultures have first of the series appears on p.1 and 16. for, 八八节 or 爸爸节: August 8th Day' or to offer! Contributors: We also want to take this opportunity 'Fathers' Day'.) Sincerely, Bu Aihua to wish all of the fathers out there a Happy In July, Americans celebrate Indepen- [email protected] Father’s Day even though in Mainland dence Day, also referred to as the Fourth China, Father's Day (the third Sunday in of July or July Fourth. In the U.S., it is a Gregory J. Hugh Judy Hohmann June) is relatively unknown. It isn't a public federal holiday commemorating the adop- Publisher- CEO [email protected] holiday, but expats in China might celebrate tion of the Declaration of Independence 241 China Insight it. Perhaps some Western fathers might be years ago on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Gina Van Thomme [email protected] Chang Wang [email protected] FREE Patrick Welsh [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS Production Editor: Getting to know you . Teresa Khamlusa [email protected] Who are you? What articles do you enjoy reading? China Insight would like to ensure our content matches your interests. Please take a few minutes to complete this poll so we can update our reader Honorary: demographics. For your time, the first 10 respondents each month will receive a free annual subscription to China Insight. Winners will be notified Jennifer Nordin, Editor Emeritus by email. [email protected] Entry Form Please send me free China Insight for a year if I am one of the first 10 respondents this month About CHINAINSIGHT The top two articles that interested me the most in this issue are: CHINAINSIGHT is a monthly English Page Article title language newspaper fostering business Page Article title and cultural harmony between China I would like to see more articles on and the U.S. Employment Status Student Self-employed Retired Age 19 & under 20 - 40 Gender Male Other (please specify) 41 - 60 60 + Female CHINAINSIGHT is a Member of The Employment Sector Education Government Private industry Ethnicity Asian Caucasian Hispanic Minnesota Chapter of the Asian Other (please specify) African American Other American Journalists Association (AAJA). Where did you get this issue of China Insight? Name Submissions & First Last Correspondence Address Email CHINAINSIGHT welcomes guest articles Street City State Zip and letters to the editor. Correspondence should be addressed to: One entry per month. Please return entry to: China Insight 750 Mainstreet, #230, Hopkins, MN 55343 Editor, CHINAINSIGHT 750 Mainstreet, #230 Hopkins, MN 55343 Tel: 612-723-4872 INSIGHT [email protected] Letters to the editor become the property HINA NSIGHT Guaranteed of CHINAINSIGHT and June be edited for C I length and published. Articles will not be SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM published without the express consent 10 issues - $24 for a domestic subscription and $40 for of the author. international. NOTICE TO READERS: The Please make check payable to CHINAINSIGHT, 750 Mainstreet, YES you could run to the views expressed in articles are the #230 Hopkins, MN 55343 store and pick up a copy, but author’s and not necessarily those did you know you can have of CHINAINSIGHT. Authors June have Name_____________________________________ a business relationship with the CHINAINSIGHT delivered directly companies or businesses they discuss. Address___________________________________ to your mailbox? City/State/Zip_______________________________ A subscription costs a mere Phone_____________________________________ $24 and brings a full year (10 Email_____________________________________ issues) of new understanding Company__________________________________ about today’s China, Title______________________________________ from language to business opportunities. Copyright 2017 CHINAINSIGHT, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.chinainsight.info news June 2017 / PAGE 3 Teletubbies are b-a-a-c-k! # # 1 # 8 6 Over the hills and far away, those 3 four characters from the late 1990s will # By the numbers # be speaking Putonghua in mainland 10 4 # # China on streaming platforms iQIYI 7 2 and Youku. Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po first arrived in China in 2002 as Consuming Dingding, Dixi, Lala and Po. China is the major market for the 60 new episodes being sold to world markets behavior of by its Canadian owner as there are 226 million children under age 14. Condo- “empty nest lences to the Chinese! ♦ youth” Who or what are “empty nest youth?” Those Chinese born in the 1990s have been known by a number of labels and descrip- Oinker on the move tions: international, nationalistic, mate- A Chinese woman from Shenzhen rialistic. The newest label is “empty nest bought a 9-lb. pet pig after being youth.” The term refers to the group who promised it would not grow big. Well, are single and live alone, usually far from the oinker grew to44 lbs in six months China Briefs their hometowns, and live on their electronic and is now more than 330 pounds. The devices, especially their mobiles, spending woman’s family has had to move six heavily online on high-quality clothes and Robotic piano player times because the oinker’s nocturnal The universal electronic devices.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Conceptualizing the Blue Frontier: the Great Qing and the Maritime World
    Conceptualizing the Blue Frontier: The Great Qing and the Maritime World in the Long Eighteenth Century Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Philosophischen Fakultüt der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Vorgelegt von Chung-yam PO Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Harald Fuess Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Joachim Kurtz Datum: 28 June 2013 Table of Contents Abstract 2 Acknowledgments 3 Emperors of the Qing Dynasty 5 Map of China Coast 6 Introduction 7 Chapter 1 Setting the Scene 43 Chapter 2 Modeling the Sea Space 62 Chapter 3 The Dragon Navy 109 Chapter 4 Maritime Customs Office 160 Chapter 5 Writing the Waves 210 Conclusion 247 Glossary 255 Bibliography 257 1 Abstract Most previous scholarship has asserted that the Qing Empire neglected the sea and underestimated the worldwide rise of Western powers in the long eighteenth century. By the time the British crushed the Chinese navy in the so-called Opium Wars, the country and its government were in a state of shock and incapable of quickly catching-up with Western Europe. In contrast with such a narrative, this dissertation shows that the Great Qing was in fact far more aware of global trends than has been commonly assumed. Against the backdrop of the long eighteenth century, the author explores the fundamental historical notions of the Chinese maritime world as a conceptual divide between an inner and an outer sea, whereby administrators, merchants, and intellectuals paid close and intense attention to coastal seawaters. Drawing on archival sources from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the West, the author argues that the connection between the Great Qing and the maritime world was complex and sophisticated.
    [Show full text]
  • Interpreting Zheng Chenggong: the Politics of Dramatizing
    , - 'I ., . UN1VERSIlY OF HAWAII UBRARY 3~31 INTERPRETING ZHENG CHENGGONG: THE POLITICS OF DRAMATIZING A HISTORICAL FIGURE IN JAPAN, CHINA, AND TAIWAN (1700-1963) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAW AI'I IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN THEATRE AUGUST 2007 By Chong Wang Thesis Committee: Julie A. Iezzi, Chairperson Lurana D. O'Malley Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak · - ii .' --, L-' ~ J HAWN CB5 \ .H3 \ no. YI,\ © Copyright 2007 By Chong Wang We certity that we have read this thesis and that, in our opinion, it is satisfactory in scope and quality as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in Theatre. TIIESIS COMMITTEE Chairperson iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to give my wannest thanks to my family for their strong support. I also want to give my since're thanks to Dr. Julie Iezzi for her careful guidance and tremendous patience during each stage of the writing process. Finally, I want to thank my proofreaders, Takenouchi Kaori and Vance McCoy, without whom this thesis could not have been completed. - . iv ABSTRACT Zheng Chenggong (1624 - 1662) was sired by Chinese merchant-pirate in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. A general at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty, he was a prominent leader of the movement opposing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and in recovering Taiwan from Dutch colonial occupation in 1661. Honored as a hero in Japan, China, and Taiwan, he has been dramatized in many plays in various theatre forms in Japan (since about 1700), China (since 1906), and Taiwan (since the 1920s).
    [Show full text]
  • A Message from the President
    Texas Health and Science University Comprehensive Catalog Austin and San Antonio 2019 Est. 1990 Effective January 2019 Accreditation Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award master’s and bachelor’s degrees, and certificates. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program of Texas Health and Science University is accredited under Master’s Degree standards, by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), the recognized accrediting agency for programs preparing acupuncture and Oriental medi- cine practitioners. ACAOM is located at 8941 Aztec Drive, Suite 2, Eden Prairie, MN 55347; phone 952/212- 2434; fax 952/657-7068. The Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program of the Texas Health and Science University has been admitted to Pre-Accreditation status by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medi- cine (“ACAOM”) and is in the process of seeking accreditation. ACAOM is located at 8941 Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347; phone 952/212-2434; fax 952/657-7068. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has issued a Certificate of Authorization to grant Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degrees to Texas Health and Science University. Texas Health and Science University has demonstrated that it meets the standards set forth in the rules of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and qualifies for an exemption pursuant to Subchapter G, Chapter 61, Texas Education Code and, as defined in Chapter 7.3 of Board rules from certain, but not all, regulations.
    [Show full text]
  • Shi Lang: Hero Or Villain? His Evolving Legacy in China and Taiwan
    Ronald C. Po Shi Lang: hero or villain? His evolving legacy in China and Taiwan Article (Accepted version) (Refereed) Original citation: Po, Ronald C. (2017) Shi Lang: hero or villain? His evolving legacy in China and Taiwan. Modern Asian Studies . ISSN 0026-749X © 2017 Cambridge University Press This version available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/81309/ Available in LSE Research Online: June 2017 LSE has developed LSE Research Online so that users may access research output of the School. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LSE Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute the URL (http://eprints.lse.ac.uk) of the LSE Research Online website. This document is the author’s final accepted version of the journal article. There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it. Shi Lang: Hero or Villain? His Evolving Legacy in China and Taiwan Ronald C. Po London School of Economics [Accepted to be published in Modern Asian Studies (2018)] Abstract For over two centuries, some of China’s most prominent officials, literary figures, and intellectuals have paid special attention to the legacy of Shi Lang.
    [Show full text]
  • Personnages Marins Historiques Importants
    PERSONNAGES MARINS HISTORIQUES IMPORTANTS Années Pays Nom Vie Commentaires d'activité d'origine Nicholas Alvel Début 1603 Angleterre Actif dans la mer Ionienne. XVIIe siècle Pedro Menéndez de 1519-1574 1565 Espagne Amiral espagnol et chasseur de pirates, de Avilés est connu Avilés pour la destruction de l'établissement français de Fort Caroline en 1565. Samuel Axe Début 1629-1645 Angleterre Corsaire anglais au service des Hollandais, Axe a servi les XVIIe siècle Anglais pendant la révolte des gueux contre les Habsbourgs. Sir Andrew Barton 1466-1511 Jusqu'en Écosse Bien que servant sous une lettre de marque écossaise, il est 1511 souvent considéré comme un pirate par les Anglais et les Portugais. Abraham Blauvelt Mort en 1663 1640-1663 Pays-Bas Un des derniers corsaires hollandais du milieu du XVIIe siècle, Blauvelt a cartographié une grande partie de l'Amérique du Sud. Nathaniel Butler Né en 1578 1639 Angleterre Malgré une infructueuse carrière de corsaire, Butler devint gouverneur colonial des Bermudes. Jan de Bouff Début 1602 Pays-Bas Corsaire dunkerquois au service des Habsbourgs durant la XVIIe siècle révolte des gueux. John Callis (Calles) 1558-1587? 1574-1587 Angleterre Pirate gallois actif la long des côtes Sud du Pays de Galles. Hendrik (Enrique) 1581-1643 1600, Pays-Bas Corsaire qui combattit les Habsbourgs durant la révolte des Brower 1643 gueux, il captura la ville de Castro au Chili et l'a conserva pendant deux mois[3]. Thomas Cavendish 1560-1592 1587-1592 Angleterre Pirate ayant attaqué de nombreuses villes et navires espagnols du Nouveau Monde[4],[5],[6],[7],[8].
    [Show full text]
  • Overview of the Spaniards in Taiwan (1626‐1642)
    1 西班牙人在台灣活動考述 (1626‐1642) An overview of the Spaniards in Taiwan (1626‐1642) 鮑曉鷗教授 Professor José Eugenio Borao 台灣大學外文系 National Taiwan University Foreign Languages and Literature The Spaniards stayed in Taiwan in the 17th century for only 16 years. In such a short time they did few things and left behind little influence in the island when they left (a huge fortress, some place names, more than one thousand converts, etc.). But if we see them exploring their own self-consciousness, we can think that their presence was a metaphor of the decline of the Spanish Empire, which became a secondary power after the treaties of Westphalia in 1648. In this paper I would like to present, first, an introduction of all the driving forces that brought the Spaniards to Taiwan; second, the encounter that they had with the Chinese, focusing particularly in the parian of Manila and the small parians of Quelang and Tamchui, and finally how the idea of law was very much present in the official self-consciousness: on their arrival by “justifying” the conquest, and on their departure by looking for the responsibilities of the defeat. I will focus in the ideology behind one of the most important trials ever held in Manila, the one against the Governor General Corcuera, accused of being the ultimate culprit of the loss of the Spanish garrison of Quelang (present Jilong). Spaniards in Taiwan, Spaniards and Chinese in the 17th century, The parians of Isla Hermosa, Corcuera’s trial. Introduction The arrival of the Spaniards in the East was motivated by their search for easy access to the Spice Islands.
    [Show full text]
  • Revista De Cultura Revista De Cultura Review of Culture INSTITUTO CULTURAL Do Governo Da R.A.E
    33 International Edition 33 Edição Internacional 33 Janeiro/January 2010 International Edition Edição Internacional Revista de Cultura Revista de Cultura Review of Culture INSTITUTO CULTURAL do Governo da R.A.E. de Macau CULTURAL INSTITUTO Review of Culture IC EDITOR é uma revista de Cultura e, domínio do Espírito, é Livre. Avassalada Publisher ao encontro universal das culturas, servente da identidade cultural de INSTITUTO CULTURAL Macau, agente de mais íntima relação entre o Oriente e o Ocidente, do Governo da Região Administrativa particularmente entre a China e Portugal. RC propõe-se publicar todos Especial de Macau os textos interessantes aos objectivos confessados, pelo puro critério da CONSELHO DE DIRECÇÃO qualidade. Assim, as opiniões e as doutrinas, expressas ou professas nos textos Editorial Board assinados, ou implícitas nas imagens de autoria, são da responsabilidade Ung Vai Meng, Chan Chak Seng, dos seus autores, e nem na parte, nem no todo, podem confundir-se com a Marie MacLeod, Luís Ferreira, orientação da RC. A Direcção da revista reserva-se o direito de não publicar, Wong Io Fong e Paulo Coutinho nem devolver, textos não solicitados. [email protected] é uma revista trimestral, simultaneamente publicada nas versões COORDENADOR Chinesa e Internacional (em Português e Inglês). Buscando o diálogo Co-ordinator e o encontro francos de Culturas, RC tem na limpidez a vocação e na Luís Ferreira [email protected] transparência o seu processo. Edição Internacional / International Edition is a cultural magazine published quarterly in two versions — Chinese EDITOR EXECUTIVO and International (Portuguese/English)—whose purpose is to refl ect the Executive Editor unique identity of Macao.
    [Show full text]
  • Maritime Governance: How State Capacity Impacts Piracy and Sea Lane Security
    W&M ScholarWorks Undergraduate Honors Theses Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 4-2018 Maritime Governance: How State Capacity Impacts Piracy and Sea Lane Security Yuito Ishikawa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses Part of the Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Commons, Asian History Commons, Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, Defense and Security Studies Commons, European History Commons, International Relations Commons, Military History Commons, and the Transportation Commons Recommended Citation Ishikawa, Yuito, "Maritime Governance: How State Capacity Impacts Piracy and Sea Lane Security" (2018). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 1161. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1161 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ishikawa ii Abstract Maritime piracy varies from place to place and from age to age. This thesis aims to explain the variation of piracy across time and space by exploring the capability of establishing maritime governance against piracy. The spatial variation in the number of piratical attacks is explained by calculating the state capacity for governing the surrounding seas called Sea Power Index. The thesis argues that pirates particularly target waters near a state with “medium” levels of sea power because such states are not capable of enforcing strict regulations on piracy but can provide enough infrastructure and economy for pirates to have a profitable “business.” The variation in the frequency of piratical attacks across time is determined by the capability of the hegemonic powers in that time period.
    [Show full text]
  • Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography
    Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography Edited by May Holdsworth and Christopher Munn Hong Kong University Press 14/F Hing Wai Centre 7 Tin Wan Praya Road Aberdeen Hong Kong www.hkupress.org © Hong Kong University Press 2012 ISBN 978-988-8083-66-4 All rights reserved. No portion of this publication my be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound by Paramount Printing Company Limited, Hong Kong, China Hong Kong University Press is grateful to the following for their generous support of this project: The Bank of East Asia Ltd T. H. Chan Publication Fund The Croucher Foundation Edko Films Ltd Gordon & Anna Pan Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Shun Hing Education & Charity Fund Ltd Dr Sze Nien Dak University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong SAR Editorial Board Elizabeth Sinn (Chair) May Holdsworth Joseph Ting John M. Carroll Christine Loh Y.C. Wan Chan Wai Kwan Bernard Luk Wang Gungwu Peter Cunich Christopher Munn Yip Hon Ming Colin Day Carl T. Smith Picture Editor Ko Tim Keung Contributors Shiona M. Airlie Cornelia ‘Nelly’ Lichauco Fung Norman J. Miners Hugh D.R. Baker Richard Garrett Christopher Munn Tony Banham Valery Garrett Ng Chun Hung Ruy Barretto Leo F. Goodstadt Sandy Ng Bert Becker Judith Green Robert Nield Jasper Becker Peter Halliday Timothy O’Connell Gillian Bickley Peter E.
    [Show full text]
  • US Navy Rediscovers Macau Pirate Flag Hidden for Nearly a Century
    AO MAN LONG’S LUXURY US BARS CHINESE WOMAN GOODS AUCTIONED PURCHASE OF MONEYGRAM A batch of luxury goods, JAILED Jack Ma has dropped his bid to confiscated from the former OVER TAXI buy money transfer company Secretary for Transport and BRAWL MoneyGram after Washington Public Works was auctioned rejected the USD1.2b deal P4 P5 CRIME P8 THU.04 Jan 2018 T. 16º/ 21º C H. 65/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00 2958 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO Korean cross-border US-IRAN The Trump P11, 12, 13 administration has thrown the weight of the hotline reopens U.S. government behind the protesters taking to the streets of Iran, rooting them on despite the risk of helping Iranian authorities AP PHOTO dismiss a week of major demonstrations as the product of American instigation. More on p14 SRI LANKA’s president said yesterday that a commission he appointed to investigate alleged irregularities in the sale of treasury bonds has recommended the prosecution of the country’s former finance minister on bribery charges. US-PALESTINE U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to cut off aid money to the Palestinian Authority, asking why the U.S. should make “any of these massive future payments” when the Palestinians are “no longer willing to talk peace.” AP PHOTO ETHIOPIA In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s leader yesterday announced This photo shows a Chinese plans to drop charges against political pirate flag captured from a fort prisoners and close a US Navy rediscovers not far from Macau in 1854, at the notorious prison camp U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • The Hong Kong Region: Its Place in Traditional Chinese Historiography and Principal Events Since the Establishment of Hsin-An County in 1573 James Hayes*
    THE HONG KONG REGION: ITS PLACE IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE HISTORIOGRAPHY AND PRINCIPAL EVENTS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HSIN-AN COUNTY IN 1573 JAMES HAYES* Hsin-an is a coastal county .... The edge of a coat is called pien, edge or border. A coat always starts to get worn at the edge: an article begins to wear at the edge. In the same fashion, if an officer is posted to a border district, his responsibilities are ten or a hundred times as heavy as his colleague's in an interior district. It is therefore very difficult to understand people who belittle such government posts. These lines are taken from an inscribed tablet dated autumn 1847 commemorating the opening of the Lung-ching charitable school (i-hsueh) in the Kowloon walled city. They were from the brush of the then magistrate of Hsin-an, Wong Ming-ting, an officer who believed in the burden of his responsibilities. This article seeks to examine the historical background of the Hong Kong region as seen in Chinese traditional historiography,1 and to describe the main events of the local situation over the course of some three hundred years. A recapitulation of this kind may be useful, because Hong Kong's past is still inadequately recorded in English, (or yet in Chinese), and is too easily imagined, or glossed over, as being of no consequence. The region does possess a considerable and interesting history; though to gain the necessary perspective this has also to be seen in the context of the historiography of the neighbouring counties of this part of Kwang- tung.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Thesis
    This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from the King’s Research Portal at https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ ‘Designs against a common foe’ the Anglo-Qing suppression of piracy in South China Kwan, Nathan Awarding institution: King's College London The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without proper acknowledgement. END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT Unless another licence is stated on the immediately following page this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work Under the following conditions: Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Non Commercial: You may not use this work for commercial purposes. No Derivative Works - You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you receive permission from the author. Your fair dealings and other rights are in no way affected by the above. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 01. Oct. 2021 Abstract of thesis entitled ‘Designs against a Common Foe’: The Anglo-Qing Suppression of Piracy in South China Submitted by C.
    [Show full text]