Ep. 70 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 8)
Today we conclude our eight-part overview of Dr. Ezra Vogel’s recent biography of Deng Xiaoping. In this installment, we focus on Deng’s dramatic and brilliant Southern Tour of January-February 1992.
Ep. 69 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 7)
After a holiday delay, Laszlo is back with the 7th and almost final episode of our overview of Ezra Vogel’s new biography of Deng. In this episode, we look at the meat and potatoes of the Reform years from 1979 to 1989.
Ep. 68 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 6)
In this sixth installment of the Deng Xiaoping overview, we focus on 1978-1979. In this episode we see Deng return to power a third time. Deng immediately throws all his energy into advancing the cause of modernization in China.
Ep. 67 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 5)
This week’s episode looks at the exciting events that all went down in 1976. Deng Xiaoping is on the defensive thanks to his 1975 policies to revive the nation.
Ep. 66 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 4)
After a bit of a delay, this week we look again at Deng Xiaoping and his struggles during the Cultural Revolution Years from 1966 to 1975. Seems we still have a long way to go yet.
Ep. 65 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 3)
Today in Part 3 of our Deng Xiaoping overview we look at The Great One’s life from 1952 after his return from the Southwest Bureau all the way up to the start of the Cultural Revolution.
Ep. 64 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 2)
This time we continue on with our overview of the great leader Deng Xiaoping. We pick up in 1937 with the invasion by Japan, the civil war, and the founding of the PRC.
Ep. 63 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 1)
Inspired by the events of May Fourth, 1919, Deng Xiaoping was a lifelong revolutionary and by the end of his days had personally seen to it that China ended up the nation it was meant to be on the world stage.
Ep. 62 | Four Noted Foreigners Buried at Babaoshan
This time we take a look at four Westerners who committed their lives to the People’s Republic of China. These four foreigners, Agnes Smedley, Anna Louise Strong, George Hatem, and Israel Epstein were all friends of China and were admired by China’s leaders.
Ep. 61 | The First Twelve Months of the PRC
Today we jump over much of the history of the 1940s and zero in on the moment when the PRC was officially established on Oct 1, 1949.
Ep. 60 | The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
Before we head back to modern times, we look at the mythological beginnings of the Chinese people and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. This period preceded China’s legendary Xia Dynasty and the beginnings of Chinese recorded history in the Shang.
Ep. 59 | The Duke of Zhou
This week we look at the immortal Zhou Gong, the Duke of Zhou. If he isn’t the most revered person from Chinese history, he’s certainly in the top three.
Ep. 57 | Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival takes place every year on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. This year that date falls on September 12. The Chinese world will be celebrating the holiday in very much the same way that generations have enjoyed going back to ancient times.
Ep. 56 | China and Japan 1895-1945
We focus on the historical events that led to “2,000 years of friendship and 50 years of confrontation,” as CPCCC member Zhao Qizheng 赵启正 said recently in the People’s Daily.
Ep. 55 | The Shanghai Massacre 1927
Today we’re back with more history. We look at the Shanghai Massacre of April 12, 1927. This was the defining moment when Chiang Kai-shek and his allies and supporters made a bloody break with the Communists.
Ep. 53 | China in the Early 1920s
The 1920s in Republican-era China was anything but quiet and uneventful. In this episode, we focus on the general situation in China during the period of the early 1920s. This was a time when the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and KMT (Kuomintang) were in the same bed dreaming their different dreams.
Ep. 49 | Sir Run Run Shaw
In this episode, we look at the life and career of entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw and the Shaw Brothers organization. Born in Ningbo in 1907, along with his brothers, Run Run Shaw built a business empire that spanned the globe and he brought joy to millions with his movies and television.
Ep. 48 | The Founding of the CCP
In commemoration of the festivities in China marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, today we look at the events leading up to the CCP’s 1st Party Congress in Shanghai.
Ep. 47 | Adventurer Zhang Qian
In this episode, we look at the life of one of the bravest and greatest adventurers of ancient times. Zhang Qian was selected by the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu to make a political alliance with a distant central Asian people, the Yuezhi.
Ep. 46 | The May 4th Movement
May 4, 1919, was a historic day in modern Chinese history. The demonstration in Beijing and the subsequent movement brought seismic changes to Chinese culture, politics, and literature.