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Ep. 235 | The Warlord Era (Part 5)
In Part 5 Laszlo gives the backstory to the Anhui-Zhili War and introduces another warlord, the famous Zhang Zuolin…The Manchurian Warlord. With this…
6 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 234 | The Warlord Era (Part 4)
The saga continues with the splintering of the Beiyang Army into factions or cliques who will battle each other for supremacy of the government. Hube…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 233 | The Warlord Era (Part 3)
The saga continues as the demise of Yuan Shikai is followed by the rise of Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang. The Beiyang Military machine begins to crack…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 232 | The Warlord Era (Part 2)
We looked at the setup for the Warlord Era last episode. This time in Part 2 we focus on the rise and fall of Yuan Shikai and all the measures he too…
6 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)
After years of requests to cover this topic, Laszlo finally gets around to the history of China's Warlord Era that lasted from 1916 to 1928 and into …
6 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 230 | Pirate and Mongol Slayer Qi Jiguang
In this episode, Laszlo introduces one of the great military heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Though rather well-known to Chinese who went through the pub…
6 years, 8 months ago
China Tripping With Perry Link, Paul Pickowicz, and Jeremy Murray (Part 1)
In this special CHP episode produced in partnership with the 21st Century China Center at the University of California-San Diego, I am honored and pr…
6 years, 8 months ago
China Tripping With Perry Link, Paul Pickowicz, and Jeremy Murray (Part 2)
In this special CHP Part 2 episode produced in partnership with the 21st Century China Center at the University of California-San Diego, I am honored…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 229 | The Walled City of Kowloon
Laszlo finally gets around to one of the most requested topics of all time, the Walled City of Kowloon in Hong Kong. In this episode, the history beh…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 228 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 3)
We finish off the series on the Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai by examining the lives of the three remaining women, Li Xianglan, Yao Li, and Z…
6 years, 8 months ago