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Ten Episodes in China's Diplomacy

By: Qian Qichen

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Ten Episodes in China's Diplomacy

By: Qian Qichen

Qian Qichen played a direct role in some of the most dramatic moments in recent Chinese history -- including standoffs, efforts to build alliances, and historic summits -- and here he recounts these episodes from behind the scenes. Having witnessed and influenced high-powered political crossroads, he shows just how global relationships are delicately maintained through rarely seen negotiations. Qichen's remembrance covers world-changing events, including the thawing of China's relationship with the Soviet Union; Nelson Mandela's visit to China after his release from prison; the normalization of Sino-Indonesian relations; and the transfer of Hong Kong. As China continues to rise on the world stage, Qichen offers an inside look at its politics and relationships to other countries, helping us understand the past, present, and future of one of the world's greatest powers.

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372

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Harper Collins

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ISBN 10

0060854197

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9780060854195

Discursive Constructions Around Terrorism in the People's Daily (China) and The Sun (UK) Before and After 9.11

A Corpus-based Contrastive Critical Discourse Analysis

By: Yufang Qian

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Discursive Constructions Around Terrorism in the People's Daily (China) and The Sun (UK) Before and After 9.11

A Corpus-based Contrastive Critical Discourse Analysis

By: Yufang Qian

How have media constructions around terrorism changed since 9.11? This book analyses the ways that language is employed in the media to reference discourses around terrorism in different social systems and doctrines, and illustrates the ways in which news reporting around terrorism is filtered according to a wide range of phenomena including national interests, the goals of those who run the press, international relations, methods of news production, audience targeting and other historical, political and social factors. This book collects and analyses corpora from news articles in the two most widely read newspapers in China and the UK. Corpus techniques including frequency and keyness are merged with methods associated with critical discourse analysis particularly investigation of social context. This book shows that there is a wide range of possible discursive constructions of terrorism in the media. Such different perspectives are likely to shape national or even global opinion on how to tackle terrorism.

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292

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Peter Lang

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ISBN 10

3034301863

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9783034301862

Records of the Grand Historian

Han dynasty

By: Qian Sima

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Records of the Grand Historian

Han dynasty

By: Qian Sima

Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.

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542

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Columbia University Press

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0231081650

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9780231081658

Beijing

Geography, History, and Culture

By: Qian Guo

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Beijing

Geography, History, and Culture

By: Qian Guo

This comprehensive volume examines contemporary life and history in Beijing, covering such topics as culture, politics, economics, crime, security, the environment, and more. While it is not China's most populated city, Beijing serves an important role as the political and cultural capital of the country. This volume examines Beijing's long history, contemporary society, and current challenges the city faces as we move further into the 21st century. Geared toward high school readers, undergraduates, and general readers interested in learning about Beijing, this volume consists of 12 narrative chapters focused on geography, history, and culture. Coverage includes location, people, history, politics, economy, environment and sustainability, local crime and violence, security issues, natural hazards and emergency management, culture and lifestyle, popular culture, and the future. "Life in the City" sidebars feature interviews and memories transcribed by people who are from, lived in, or traveled through Beijing, while other sidebars offer cultural fun facts and travel tips. This volume is the perfect read for anyone looking to get a better idea of what life is like in Beijing and how its culture has arrived at this point.

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237

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216052272

Chinese Students Encounter America

By: Qian Ning

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Chinese Students Encounter America

By: Qian Ning

An instant bestseller upon its publication in China in 1996, Chinese Students Encounter America (Liuxue Meiguo) appealed to those who had studied abroad, those who dreamed of doing so, and those who wanted a glimpse of the real America. This translation allows American readers to see their country through a Chinese lens. Since China reopened to the West in the late 1970s, several hundred thousand Chinese students and scholars have traveled abroad for advanced education, primarily to the United States. Based on interviews conducted while the author studied journalism and taught Chinese literature at the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1995, Chinese Students Encounter America tells the poignant and often revealing stories of students from a variety of backgrounds. After describing the history of Chinese students in America--from Yung Wing, who graduated from Yale in 1854, to the post-Cultural Revolution generation--Qian presents the experience of Chinese students today through anecdotes ranging from students' obsession with obtaining Green Cards and their struggles to support themselves, to their marital crises. Looming large in these personal stories is the legacy of China’s three decades of social and political turbulence following the Communist revolution in 1949 and America's dizzying abundance of material goods and personal freedom. Qian Ning , son of Qian Qichen, China's former Foreign Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister, studied at People's University in Beijing and worked as a reporter for People's Daily before entering graduate school at the University of Michigan. Since returning to China, he has worked as a business consultant. His most recent book is about the Qin dynasty prime minister Li Si.

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University of Washington Press

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0295803541

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9780295803548

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Ten Episodes in China's Diplomacy

Ten Episodes in China's Diplomacy

Discursive Constructions Around Terrorism in the People's Daily (China) and The Sun (UK) Before and After 9.11

Discursive Constructions Around Terrorism in the People's Daily (China) and The Sun (UK) Before and After 9.11

Records of the Grand Historian

Records of the Grand Historian

Beijing

Beijing

Chinese Students Encounter America

Chinese Students Encounter America

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