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One of China’s greatest poets reflects on silence, on speech, and on a song in the heart of a friend.
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The Dignities of God and Man
ByMencius
The honours that come from God and those that come from men need to be put in the right order.
3
Banner of Liberty
ByWilliam Ewart Gladstone
In 1840, Secretary at War Thomas Macaulay treated the Union Jack
like a bully’s visiting card, but backbencher William Gladstone believed it deserved better.
4
The First Opium War
ByJawaharlal Nehru
In 1840, the British Government declared war on the Chinese Empire over their
harsh treatment of drug smugglers from Bengal.
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‘Tremblingly Obey!’
ByJawaharlal Nehru
Following a historic embassy in 1792-93, Chien Lung, the Emperor of China,
despatched a haughty letter rebuffing King George III’s offer of trade.
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A Very Rapid Promotion
ByAeneas Anderson
Aeneas Anderson, who accompanied Lord Macartney on Britain’s first embassy
to China, shared a tale illustrating the Qianlong Emperor’s notion of fair play.
