A Statesman in the Twilight of Imperial China Li Hongzhang (1823–1901) stands as one of the most complex and consequential […]
A Seasoned Statesman in Turbulent Times The late 19th century presented China with unprecedented challenges as Western powers and a […]
The Gathering Storm: Origins of the Boxer Movement In the waning years of the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty faced […]
The Fracturing Empire: Qing China in the Late 19th Century By the late 1800s, the Qing Dynasty found itself caught […]
A Diplomat’s Journey Through America In 1896, Chinese statesman Li Hongzhang embarked on a groundbreaking global tour that would bring […]
A Statesman’s Perilous Journey In 1896, Li Hongzhang, the eminent Qing dynasty statesman and diplomat, embarked on a historic journey […]
A Diplomat’s Unexpected European Odyssey In the closing years of the 19th century, one of China’s most prominent statesmen embarked […]
A Statesman Abroad: Li Hongzhang’s Diplomatic Mission In 1896, seven decades after the Opium Wars first exposed China’s military vulnerability, […]
A Statesman at the Crossroads of Empire In the twilight years of the Qing Dynasty, few figures embodied China’s struggle […]
The Twilight of the Qing Dynasty: Setting the Stage for Reform The late 19th century marked one of the most […]
A Statesman’s Impossible Mission In the spring of 1895, Li Hongzhang—veteran diplomat, military strategist, and one of the Qing Dynasty’s […]
A Scholar-Official’s Unconventional Passion In the pantheon of late Qing dynasty figures, Li Hongzhang (1823–1901) is often remembered as a […]
The Gathering Storm: Prelude to Catastrophe The late 1870s marked one of the most devastating periods in Qing Dynasty China, […]
A Fateful Night in the Forbidden City On February 24, 1873, Beijing witnessed one of the most politically charged celebrations […]
The Making of a Qing Dynasty Strategist In the turbulent 1850s, as China’s Qing dynasty faced its greatest internal challenge […]
A Statesman’s Intellectual Journey Through Turbulent Times For half a century, Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), one of China’s most influential late-Qing […]
The Making of a Qing Dynasty Scholar-Official In 1846, a 24-year-old scholar named Li Hongzhang penned a revealing declaration in […]
The Birth of an Internationalist Vision In the closing decades of the 19th century, as imperial rivalries intensified and arms […]
The Winter of 1908: A Fateful Visit to Korea The crisp winter air of 1908 carried me to Korea during […]
The Missionary Dilemma in Late Imperial China When I assumed the position of secretary for the Christian Literature Society in […]
A Welsh Revival and Global Baptist Connections The year 1905 marked a transitional period for Timothy Richard, the renowned Baptist […]
The Crushing Defeat That Shook an Empire The year 1895 marked a turning point in Chinese history when the Qing […]
