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Hugh Battye spent fifteen years in mainland China studying Mandarin and teaching English before earning a PhD in ethnology from Lanzhou University in 2020

This piece was first published by ChinaSource on 7 July 2026 and is republished here with per...


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Graham Hutchings is an author and Honorary Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

In 1925, Hong Kong was facing the biggest crisis in its more than 150-year history as a British colony. China was convulsed by revolution – not the comparatively gentlemanly affair that had toppled the Manchu Qing dynasty...


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We are seeking a new Chief Executive to lead the Society through the most ambitious phase in its recent history. This is a hands-on, part-time, mostly remote role leading a small but very capable executive team. Closing date: 30 October 2026.


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Hugh Stanley Philpott OBE is a former UK Ambassador to Tajikistan (2015–2019) and Turkmenistan (2019-2021) and author of The Singing Ambassador – A Tajik Sto...

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Bolor Lkhaajav is an international relations researcher and writer

The 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) was convened in Ulaanbaatar last month, bringing together 196 country representatives plus the European Union to negoti...


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