At JimRomenesko.com, Jason Feifer pointed out a 1694 report on developments in the Chinese court, in light of mistakes made in the rush to cover episodes like the Newtown shooting. “As we look at what went wrong,” he...
A theme park in Chengde presents Beijing’s version of its historical relationship with Tibet through an elaborate performance. In the New York Review of Books blog, Richard Bernstein reports on the park, its historical...
From the Financial Times (link): Like all conscientious Chinese sovereigns, Emperor Kangxi took his role as court of final appeal for the vast country’s judicial death sentences with the utmost seriousness. “[The ruler] knows that administrative errors in government bureaux can be rectified, but that a criminal who has been executed cannot be brought back […]
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