Li Hongzhang (1823-1901) was a Chinese general who ended several major rebellions, and a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire. He served in important positions of the Imperial Court, once holding… more →
Dun Wang Academics/王敦的学术博客wrote 4 months ago: Adam has been re-reading an interesting history book. The book titled ‘The Guardsmen’ co … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I am obliged to Johnathan Pearce at Samizdata for reference to this (a .pdf file), which is a brief … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Your starter for ten, from the Playfair Cricket Annual for 1969 - Who are the following – Basi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, it seems like the knives are out for the Prime Minister. Still I can’t believe that the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: David Davis http://www.libertarian.co.uk/lapubs/libhe/libhe020.pdf … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The commonest error in politics is sticking to the carcass of dead policies. Lord Salisbury, discuss … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Li Hongzhang (1823-1901) was a Chinese general who ended several major rebellions, and a leading sta … more →