Therefore, with a few words, China's imperial history collapsed. ... The replacement of the Ming dynasty by the Qing dynasty was a crucial moment in the history of late imperial China. ... Ethnic anti-Manchuism sentiments resounded throughout China as the alien dynastic order began their rule over China. ... This very developed system was implemented upon the Manchu's acquisition of China, thereby making China structured and orderly. ... He worked to redefine and fortify China's southern, eastern, northern, and northwestern borders, he reinforced the Chinese examination syst...

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-Why have the approaches to the construction of history changed over time? This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. ... This seemed to be a trend for many aspects of Russian history. Consequently, this subject was dropped in favour of studying the history of the Chinese Communist Party, as it was an area which I was keen to learn about, overlapped in many places with Soviet history and had a relatively large amount of data published about it. ... The subject is also advantageous as at several points the Sino-Soviet histories overlap. ...

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This paper will begin with a brief history of the past decade, presenting how these two powerful nations arrived at this issue. ... In recent years, China has been "experiencing the fastest growth in GDP per capita in human history" as well as a massive increase in its military capabilities (Gaugers and Latvian 2013, p.227). ... The idea behind the democratic peace theory is that liberal democracies do not go to war with one another, which can be backed up by evidence with the help of looking at history. ... Opposed to liberalism's significant history social constructivism is ...

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In 1979, the Chinese government selected to make Chinese communism more open and capitalistic. ... The Chinese government had several options for spurring growth. ... China's population has grown dramatically during the last century. ... To compare China's population to that of the United States, the current population of the US is 290,000,000; clearly, China faces many complications of overpopulation (US Census Bureau). ... In a speech at the Third Session of the Fifth National People's Congress in 1980 the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Hau Guofeng presented Chin...

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To answer this, I have selected three countries in East Asia who are close to China in geographical terms and also very similar to China before the Foreign Direct Investment swarmed into China in the 1990s; India, the Philippines, and Vietnam. ... Another key reason why investors will remain in China is the Chinese government structure. ... Furthermore, because the Chinese government is communist, it gives China a huge advantage over other developing democratic countries for many reasons. ... In the 1970s, the Chinese government launched a project to establish the Special Economic Zone near th...

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According to Mandlebaum, the fate of the region has "for the last two centuries" depended "on the fate of three major powers--China, Japan and Russia, on the stability and tranquillity of their mutual relations." ... The most obvious and famous of the triangles linked the Soviet Union, China and the United States, but the Soviet-US- Japan triangle was also important. ... First, China's centrality: China figures in nearly all of the triangles, not even the US affected Soviet policy to this degree. ... Through the 1960s, there were 4 main triangles in the Asian political arena: Soviet Union...

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Tenno is the Chinese-style designation for sover! ... As history unfolds the early accounts of Japanese history remains quite unclear. ... At the time in China, the Han Dynasty had written accounts of the once matriarchal society. ... BUDDHISM: During the Nara period thousands of Japanese citizens were sent over to China to gain experience and culture from the much more advanced Chinese society. ... Within the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Ch"an Buddhism was introduced by China. ...

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For the past forty years, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Japan have been fighting over a territory dispute for five uninhabited islands and three rocks in the East China Sea, of which Japan currently has "administrative control". ... Furthermore, China declares that Japan's 1985 terra nullius claim to the Senkaku islands was conveniently during China's "century of humiliation," a time when China did not possess the power to object (McDevitt, 2014). ... The war torn history of Japan and China is a large part of why t...

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Through SWOT analysis, we may easily find that Fair fast food had 12 years history in Hong Kong fast food industry and it is well-known as serving mainly Chinese food and its menu is frequently changed with seasonal favorites; secondly, it sufficiently concentrates on employees' development in order to improve their work performance. ... Fair's fast food restaurants serve mainly Chinese food. ... Throughout its history, Fair has sought to be innovative in both the development and presentation of its fast food products. ... (Www.computerworld.com) *Strengths Long history & well-kn...

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Introduction In the assessment of historical significance the Chinese Civil War is deemed to be very significant. The Chinese Civil War is recognized as the greatest stride towards unity in Chinese history. ... In this essay the evaluation of how the leadership one man changed the course of Chinese history. ... Background Information China's conflict with European powers began the with "Opium Wars " in which China attempted to rid the country of imperialism prompting the fall of Chinese trade the trade deficit was never replenished. ... The Chinese Communist Party used the Red Army to ex...

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Hong Kong continues to handle half of all exports to mainland China, and accounts for half of foreign direct investment in China. ... CHINA"S ACCESION TO THE WTO China's Rationale behind the WTO agreement Three main reasons have been contemplated to justify China's WTO membership. ... In exchange for allowing foreign access to the Chinese market, China expects that joining the WTO will promote an increased flow of foreign investment which would boost economic growth and accelerate China's economic development. ... As a WTO member, Taiwan can no longer refuse trade with Ch...

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In this paper, I will explore the topic of Singapore's National Identity based on history, language, culture, and their national symbols. ... For this paper, "ethnicity cannot be the central focus of a definition of "nation" [in Singapore] because the multiethnic immigrant state with its colonial history would never be able to become a nation if that were the case," (Orthman 2009: 25). ... Singapore is made up of people of various ethnicities-mostly people of Chinese and Malaysian decent. ... The categories for the EIP are Malay, Chinese, and "Indian and Others.....

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Throughout history, people have developed various tests to measure the intelligence of machines. ... However, it is not intelligent if we test it using specific methods that were developed throughout history. ... How did the term Artificial Intelligence evolve throughout the history? ... There are many other examples that support that the concept of artificial intelligence started in early history. ... Chinese humans could not ever suspect that they were not communicating with a real Chinese-speaking and Chinese-understanding person. ...

• Word Count: 2656
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Unquestionably Internet is one of the greatest and most influential technologies in the development history of human being. ... Only the U.S surpasses China in the number of home users." ... As in 2001, almost 900 colleges and universities in China were connected to the CERNET. CERNET, the Chinese Research and Education Network, is the largest Intranet in China. ... Among the national colleges and universities in China (i.e. colleges and universities are funded by the China ministry of education), the "single most important Information Technology issue" over the next few years is on line and d...

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In 2004, the Bank of Bermuda joined the Group and minority stakes were acquired in India's UTI  Bank and China's  Bank  of Communications Ltd. ... In 2005 on the other hand, HSBC marked its 140th year in China by increasing its stake in the country. The Group opened new branches and began selling insurance through Ping an Insurance, China's second largest life insurer. ... For the first time in history, this gave bank access to the markets of Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. HSBC has continued to focus on the development of its personal financial se...

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"If Korea had not been divided, its postwar history would have been very different; indeed, it is likely that the war would not have occurred" (Lee 2001:22). ... When the Japanese tightened their rule in the 1920's, the people began to migrate into Manchuria, China, and the U.S.S.R. ...

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By the 1970's, the destructive capabilities of the world's two superpowers along with an emerging third power in the nation of China, had combined to make the world a dangerously unstable place. ... S. anti-communist fervor as a backdrop, seemingly shared by both Republicans and Democrats framing an increasing distrust between the Russians and the Chinese, Kissinger saw an emerging third Superpower in a competitive communist China as an American advantage which needed to be exploited. ... Moreover, the opening of relations with the Chinese would put the United States in a uniquely ad...

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What comes to mind when you think of Richard Nixon? Although most people immediately recognize his name as a previous President involved in the Watergate Scandal, few know anything more about this controversial President. Overshadowed by the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon had a tumultuous ch...

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History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. ...

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Lionism is truly about service ("Lions Clubs International History-). ... Among the most important objects discussed was one that read, "No club shall hold out the financial betterment of its members as its [objective]- ("Lions Club International History-). ... In subsequent years, other chapters were formed throughout Europe, Africa and Asia during the 1950s and 1960s ("Lions Club International History-). ... In 1997, Lions Clubs International Foundation granted about $15.3 million to train about 4,000 ophthalmologists in various cataract surgical techniques, and to establish eye clinic...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. ... The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... The second continental congress met again in 1776 and wrote and signed the Declaration on Independence on the 4th of July that year marking its place in American history as a national holiday...

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Another restrictive law on immigration took place in 1882, known as the ''Chinese Act''. ... The Act excluded Chinese "skilled and unskilled laborers and Chinese employed in mining" from entering the country for ten years under penalty of imprisonment and deportation. ... Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. ... This change of attitude was not easy, since it had to deal with those who still continue to discuss their opinions on A History of the America...

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Through much of history, the strength of a nation has been determined by the strength of its leader. ... As the son of Emperor Taisho and Crown Prince, Hirohito found comforts in the studies of science, mathematics, ethics, geography, and literature often studying in his native Japanese as well as Chinese. ... Emperor Hirohito was avoiding a repetition of the Nikolaevsk Incident Despite his clear message that "a rash military expedition would antagonize the Chinese , and might well result in a replay of the Nikolaevsk Incident,"" Prime Minister General Giichi Tanaka proceeded to send the...

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(Tonkin Annam and Cochin China were regions in the North, Central and South Vietnam. ... The Chinese had no sympathy for the French and when they withdrew, they left Ho's government in place. ... The French forced the Viet Minh into the country areas and first Indo-Chinese war had begun. ... By the end of 1949, the situation had radically changed with the success of the Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army (PLA) against the Nationalist Chinese. ... In the South, "Cochin China", the communist-led forces were too weak, lacking in arms and effective leadership, to prevail against ...

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Cultural Policy and History of Italy Italy is, for lack of a better word, a rather young state with it's origin in the year 1860. ... Since the country is known very much for it's history originating in its own culture, those were the first laws that were past. They guarded the history of the country and its artistic assets located within the region (and rightly so). ... They focused on the happenings of the people and their work within the culture, rather than preserving the history of the country and what goes along with that. ... Guarding the history and restoring the culture w...

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