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Economic Reforms: China’s Transformation – Examine the Gradual Implementation of Market-Oriented Reforms and Opening Up Policies That Propelled China’s Economy to Become a Global Powerhouse, Lifting Millions out of Poverty but Also Creating New Social Challenges.

Economic Reforms: China's Transformation – From Mao Suit to Made in China (and Everything in Between!) (A Lecture in Three Acts) (Professor Plum, Dressed in a slightly rumpled tweed jacket…
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The Founding of the People’s Republic of China: The Communist Era Begins – Explore the Establishment of the PRC and the Beginning of Decades of Communist Rule, Marked by Social and Political Transformation, Economic Development, And Periodic Upheaval.

The Founding of the People's Republic of China: The Communist Era Begins – A Lecture (Professor snappily enters the stage, adjusting their glasses and beaming at the audience. A backdrop…
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The First Sino-Japanese War: The Blow to China’s Modernization Hopes – Explore how China’s Defeat in this War Shattered Hopes for Rapid Modernization and Revealed the Deep-Seated Problems within the Qing Military and Government, Allowing Japan to Emerge as a Dominant Regional Power.

The First Sino-Japanese War: The Blow to China's Modernization Hopes (A Lecture on How a War Exposed China's Underpants...Literally) (Image: A cartoon depicting a very large, bloated Qing official tripping…
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Marco Polo’s Travels in China: Witness to the Yuan Court – Explore the Accounts of Marco Polo’s Time in Kublai Khan’s Yuan Dynasty, Providing a Rare European Glimpse into the Wealth, Sophistication, And Vastness of the Mongol Empire in China.

Marco Polo's Travels in China: Witness to the Yuan Court – A European Glimpse into Kublai Khan's Empire (Professor smiles warmly, adjusts spectacles, and gestures enthusiastically at the projected image…