Today in #ChinaHistory : In 1942, one of the deadliest explosions of the entire Pacific War era happens accidentally deep underground at the Benxihu coal mine in JPN-controlled Manchukuo. Over 1500 people are killed. More from James Carter:

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A very relevant piece to read during final prep for this talk just up online by James Millward 米華健 jimmillward.medium.com/lessons-from-t… cc mkazin Jemimah Steinfeld

This week on Sinica, political scientist Iza Ding of Northwestern University joins to share her ideas on how American academia has framed and problematized authoritarianism, especially re: China. Don't miss this one! art19.com/shows/sinica/e…

Excellent to see Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies Asian Arguments Tenth Anniversary edition of Dr. Leta Hong Fincher 洪理达 Leftover Women on this great list from Amy Hawkins in The Guardian.... (some other wise choices too) - theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Former President Donald Trump speaks exclusively with Action News's Walter Perez on the upcoming election - 6abc Philadelphia 6abc.com/former-preside…

Excited to have joined Walter Perez to talk about the historic criminal trial of Former President Trump on Action News on 6abc today. ''I think a lot of it rides on whether Trump can make this into a persecution instead of a prosecution.'

On The Hong Konger, a new periodical: hongkonger.world/about/, early contributors include lokman tsui Pak Yiu Kris Cheng Patrick Poon 潘嘉偉 Alice Poon 潘慧嫻 - ✨Buy The Earthly Blaze✨ William Yang

Joseph Ho's Developing Mission: Photography, Filmmaking and American Missionaries in Modern China - Cornell University Press

Really looking forward to this 4.22 UCLA event uclahistorybrownbag.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/spr… : note: I've done a lot of things at UCLA over the years, but I'm pretty sure this is the 1st time I'm part of a History Dept. event (though they've co-sponsored things I've been involved with in the past)

From Dr. Susan Liebell new 3Streams 'The vice president won’t affect whether Biden wins California but Harris as the first female prosecutor in chief is uniquely positioned to leverage the issue of abortion for Democrats.' medium.com/3streams/the-v…

Without these U.S. students, “in the next decade, we won’t be able to exercise savvy, knowledgeable diplomacy in China,” warned David Moser.

Excellent piece Didi Tang 唐迪迪 Dake Kang

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I'll be teaching an advanced Manchu reading course. By 'advanced,' I mean people who are capable of attempting to read unannotated texts by themselves even if they struggle to understand everything. So not a super high bar, but you do need to be familiar with basic Manchu grammar

This day in #ChinaHistory , the Ming court faced a devastating loss to Nurhaci, progenitor of the Qing dynasty. James Carter dives into the Manchu conquest's origin story: buff.ly/3VTj1Yr

Readers interested in the new Zhou Enlai biography might also be interested in another academic biography. Hu Yaobang and his tumultuous tenure as China’s leader during the 1980s should attract more scholarly inquiry. Coming this October.
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It is finally here. The long-awaited biography of Zhou Enlai by the preeminent diplomatic historian Chen Jian. So looking forward to reading a scholarly examination of this exalted yet enigmatic Chinese leader. Thank goodness the semester ends next week.

Always happy to see my reviews of good books having an impact

Today at 1pm PST, I'll be presenting with David C. Logan on the 1969 Sino-Soviet Nuclear crisis, moderated by David Holloway CISAC