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The Self-Strengthening Movement: China’s Response to Western Challenge – Explore the Efforts by Qing Officials to Adopt Western Military Technology and Industrial Methods to Strengthen China and Resist Foreign Influence While Preserving Traditional Culture and Governance.

The Self-Strengthening Movement: China's Response to Western Challenge - A Crash Course in 19th Century Chinese Headaches (Lecture Begins - Cue Dramatic Music 🎶) Alright class, settle down, settle down!…
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The First Opium War: A Clash of Trade and Sovereignty – Explore the Conflict Triggered by Britain’s Efforts to Force Opium Trade on China and China’s Attempts to Suppress It, Highlighting the Unequal Power Dynamics and the Beginning of China’s Forced Opening to the West.

The First Opium War: A Clash of Trade and Sovereignty – A Lecture (Professor snappily enters the lecture hall, adjusting his spectacles. A projector screen flickers to life, displaying a…
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Begins in Wuhan (Late 2019): A Global Health Crisis Originating in China – Examine the Initial Outbreak of the COVID-19 Virus in Wuhan, China, Exploring the Early Response, The Implementation of Lockdowns, And The Rapid Global Spread of the Virus, Becoming a Defining Global Event of the Early 21st Century with Profound Social, Economic, and Political Consequences.

The COVID-19 Pandemic Begins in Wuhan (Late 2019): A Global Health Crisis Originating in China (A Lecture on the Little Virus That Shook the World) (Professor Quarantino, PhD (Probably), Department…
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The Belt and Road Initiative (Launched 2013): China’s Ambitious Global Infrastructure Plan – Explore the Massive Development Strategy Proposed by China, Aiming to Invest in Infrastructure Projects Across Asia, Europe, And Africa to Enhance Connectivity and Trade, Examining Its Goals, Scope, And The International Reactions and Controversies Surrounding the Initiative.

The Belt and Road Initiative (Launched 2013): China's Ambitious Global Infrastructure Plan - A Lecture (Professor emerges, adjusting spectacles and brandishing a laser pointer. The projector screen displays a map…
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The Establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (2016): China’s Growing Global Financial Influence – Examine the Founding of the AIIB, a Multilateral Development Bank Proposed by China, Exploring Its Goals (Funding Infrastructure Projects in Asia), Its Membership, And Its Role in Reflecting China’s Increasing Economic and Financial Influence on the Global Stage.

The Establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (2016): China's Growing Global Financial Influence - A Lecture (Professor emerges from behind a stack of books, adjusting spectacles, and brandishing…
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China’s Entry into the World Trade Organization (December 11, 2001): A Global Economic Shift – Explore the Detailed Negotiations and the Moment China Officially Became a Member of the WTO, Examining the Opportunities and Challenges This Presented for China’s Economy and Its Role in Global Trade, Accelerating Its Economic Rise.

China's Entry into the World Trade Organization (December 11, 2001): A Global Economic Shift - A Lecture (Insert a dramatic picture here of a globe morphing into a Chinese takeout…
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Macau’s Handover to China (1999): The End of Portuguese Colonial Rule – Examine the Historical Significance of the Transfer of Sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China, Following the Model of ‘One Country, Two Systems,’ Marking the End of European Colonial Presence in China.

Macau's Handover to China (1999): The End of Portuguese Colonial Rule – A Lecture (🔔 Class begins!) 🔔 Welcome, esteemed historians-in-the-making, to a fascinating journey into the world of geopolitics,…
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The Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee (1978): The Formal Beginning of Reform and Opening Up – Examine the Significant Meeting of the CCP Central Committee Where Deng Xiaoping’s Policies of Economic Reform and Opening China to the Outside World Were Officially Endorsed, Marking a Pivotal Turning Point in China’s Modern History.

The Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee (1978): The Formal Beginning of Reform and Opening Up – A Wild Ride into China's Modernization (Lecture begins with a dramatic flourish…