China

The 'dragon lady' seized control on September 21st, 1898.

1930s Shanghai was notoriously populated by characters of dubious political and moral allegiances. Bernard Wasserstein shows how the Japanese used their contacts among the city’s low-life to assist in their invasion and occupation.

Janis Wilton records the stories of 19th-century Chinese immigrants and their descendants, and explores their relationship with ‘White Australia’.

With Hong Kong returning to Chinese rule, Roger Thompson looks at when the colony influenced reformers who tried to bring the ballot box to the Middle Kingdom.

Xinzhong Yao examines the prospects for Christianity in China based on past performance.

Paul Gillingham looks at a kowtow fiasco and a failure in Anglo-Chinese understanding.

When the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931, resistance came not from the Chinese government, but from plucky local groups who waged guerrilla war, Anthony Coogan uncovers their little-known story and explains why it remained so.

Kate Lowe on Hong Kong's forgotten anniversary.