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Chinese diaspora

Historical migration as a vantage point to modern China

20 millions of Chinese emigrated in the years 1840 to 1940. Shelly Chan analyzes modern China from a diaspora perspective and expands our understanding of China and history.

In the shadows of China

Historian Wang Gungwu – known for studying Chinese society – has written his memoirs about an upbringing in British Malaya in the shadow of China that it never became possible to return to.