Suchergebnisse

AbstractYenching's closure in 1952 once served as evidence of its ultimate failure, but China's commitment to modernization in the years after Mao Zedong's death in 1976 alters our perspectives. Was the closure of Yenching the result of external factors beyond its control or of internal contradictions and flaws in the university? Did an imperfect strategy make failure inevitable or did the problem stem from inadequate implementation? One consequence of this reappraisal has been an analytic shift away from politically oriented narratives highlighting clashes between Chinese nationalism and Christian universities, student movements, and American efforts to transform China. Instead, attention has shifted to religious, cultural, and educational adaptations as representative of broader trends in globalization and modernization.

AbstractMany people who leave Yenching are completely different from when they arrived. This is not only because their knowledge has increased but mostly because of the improvement in their character. And this type of improvement absolutely is not something that can be learned in the classroom.

AbstractWe have been for several months past experiencing violent anti-Christian-education attacks and scarcely less vigorous intellectual discrediting of religion. How could it be made clear that Christianity was not an agency of Imperialism, Capitalism, Conservatism, and that the students in Christian schools were not denationalized and dominated by foreign interests.—John Leighton Stuart, 1925

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 committed Great Britain to the defense of Manchuria, an area of the Chinese Empire which the Foreign Office and Cabinet never had considered to be vital to Britain's strategic or commercial interests. In the years preceding the alliance, British policy in Manchuria was weak and indecisive. The government consistently refused to run the risk of war and was genuinely concerned about the unacceptable level of tension generated by half-hearted attempts to maintain some semblance of the open door. Successive attempts to negotiate a diplomatic settlement that would provide a degree of protection for British trade while acknowledging Russia's special political and economic rights were wrecked by the uncompromising views of Sergie Witte. Under these circumstances, it was only natural that Britain should give serious thought to abandoning Manchuria.

1: Rosenbaum, Arthur Lewis: Improving Sino American relations. The limits of change. 2: Garrett, Banning: The post-September 11th strategic situation and its implications for the United States, China and Sino-American relations. 3: Harding, Harry: American China policy under the Bush administration. Change and continuity. 4: Lynch, David C.: The turbulent U.S.-China relationship. Insights from chaos theory and constructivism. 5: Romberg, Alan D.: Taiwan in U.S.-PRC relations. A strategic perspective. 6: Wang Jisi: China's reaction to G. W. Bush. Tactical moves, or a strategic reorientation?