Ep. 342 | China, East Africa, and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
It took almost fourteen years but here's a first CHP episode that focuses on China-Africa history.
Ep. 327 | The History of China-Cambodia Relations (Part 2)
This second episode of the 2-part series will cover the period from 1965 to the present day.
Ep. 326 | The History of China-Cambodia Relations (Part 1)
This is the first part of a quick two-part series with an overview of the historical interaction between China and Cambodia.
Ep. 308 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 6)
In this Part 6 episode we'll finish off this overview of Guangzhou's history, taking it up to modern times.
Ep. 307 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 5)
More Guangzhou history. This time we look at the events between the Second Opium War to the Northern Expedition.
Ep. 306 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 4)
The history continues with the many exciting and historically consequential events of the mid-19th century.
Ep. 305 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 3)
The history continues of China's great and historic "Window to the World", the city of Guangzhou.
Ep. 296 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, we'll look at relations between the Byzantine Empire and China during the Tang, Song, and Yuan.
Ep. 295 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 1)
This is sort of a strange topic. In Part 1 we'll look at the early history that took place between the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Roman Empire.
Ep. 207 | The Forgotten Chinese Labour Corps
In commemoration of the American Labor Day Holiday, Laszlo brings you a rather forgotten tale from the annals of Chinese modern history, the Chinese Labour Corps, who played a thankless but critical role in the Allied victory over Germany in WWI.
Ep. 206 | Robert van Gulik and Judge Dee
Laszlo introduces the great Nederlander Robert van Gulik, whose sixteen detective novels featuring the “stern but fair-minded” Judge Dee offered his world-wide readership a peek into 7th century Tang China society.
Ep. 202 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 6)
In this concluding episode, we enter the 20th century and explore the end of French domination in Indochina, Vietnam’s fight to unify the country, and the most recent Sino-Viet history.
Ep. 201 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 5)
In this Part 5 episode, we get into the early years of the Later Lê Dynasty…early to mid 1400s and get as far as the end of the 19th century and the arrival of the French.
Ep. 200 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 4)
In this landmark two-hundredth episode Laszlo carries the story of China-Vietnam forward, beginning with the three Mongol invasions of Đại Việt during the Trần Dynasty.
Ep. 199 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 3)
In this episode, heroes from Vietnam history making an appearance include Ngô Quyền, Lê Hoàn, Lý Thái Tổ, Lý Thường Kiệt and Trần Thái Tông.
Ep. 198 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 2)
In this second helping, Laszlo picks up with Shi Xie and his impact on bringing Chinese culture to the Jiao region. In the timeline, we’ll be going from the Eastern Han to the end of the Tang.
Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)
In this first of a multipart series, Laszlo explores the history behind the millennia-old relationship between China and Vietnam. Part 1 covers the earliest days of the relationship going back to Zhao Tuo and the Nanyue Kingdom are discussed.
Ep. 196 | The British East India Company (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off this brief overview of The Honorable Company. It’s a very rough landing for the East India Company as their commercial rivals and political enemies gradually put an end to their winning run going back to the 17th century.
Ep. 195 | The British East India Company (Part 1)
The Honorable East India Company played a somewhat starring role during the Qing Dynasty starting from about the Jiaqing Emperor. In this first of a two-part series, I am offering you an overview of who they were, where they came from, and how they came to be so hated by so many.
Ep. 181 | The Early Years of Sino-Russian Relations
At last, the early years of Russia-China relations can see the light of day. This episode ecovers the beginnings back in the late Ming when they first met and mostly in the Qing where all the history happened.