China – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg China – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Wanli and the Politics of Inaction: A Three-Decade Government Shutdown in Medieval China https://brewminate.com/wanli-and-the-politics-of-inaction-a-three-decade-government-shutdown-in-medieval-china/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:26:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=265545 The Wanli Emperor’s long withdrawal from governance represents one of the most consequential failures of leadership in the

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]]> Wan Hu and the Celestial Quest: Dreams of Earth’s Atmospheric Shell in Medieval China https://brewminate.com/wan-hu-and-the-celestial-quest-dreams-of-earths-atmospheric-shell-in-medieval-china/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:03:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=257988 By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the vast expanse of Chinese legend, few tales capture the imagination

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]]> ‘Journey to the West’: The Mystical Monkey of the Classical 16th-Century Chinese Novel https://brewminate.com/journey-to-the-west-the-mystical-monkey-of-the-classical-16th-century-chinese-novel/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:26:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=218855 There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind. Introduction One summer afternoon in

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]]> Chinese Ancient Tea Technology and Its Early Transfer to British India https://brewminate.com/chinese-ancient-tea-technology-and-its-early-transfer-to-british-india/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:59:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=228840 Brick and cake tea that was traded through the Silk Road. By Dr. Vithiyapathy Purushothaman and Dr. Song

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]]> Soft Power: China Flexes Its Media Muscle for Influence in Africa https://brewminate.com/soft-power-china-flexes-its-media-muscle-for-influence-in-africa/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:15:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=250739 Beijing is making a play for the hearts and minds of African people. By Mitchell GallagherPh.D Candidate in

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]]> Barter Trade and the Development of Tea Culture in China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties https://brewminate.com/barter-trade-and-the-development-of-tea-culture-in-chinas-ming-and-qing-dynasties/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:43:29 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=225189 Investigating the Sino-British tea barter trade. By Dr. Yuan YaoProfessor of MathematicsThe Hong Kong University of Science and

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]]> ‘Salt Typhoon’: Chinese Hackers Targeting U.S. Telecommunications Networks https://brewminate.com/salt-typhoon-chinese-hackers-targeting-u-s-telecommunications-networks/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:42:55 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=246969 Giving Chinese intelligence services a window. By Dr. Richard FornoPrincipal Lecturer, CSEE & Assistant DirectorUMBC Cybersecurity InstituteUniversity of

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]]> China Hits Back at Trump on Panama Canal https://brewminate.com/china-hits-back-at-trump-on-panama-canal/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:41:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=247909 His rhetoric will impact economic interactions. China has voiced its support for Panama to retain control of the

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]]> Chinese Fashion and the Long History of the Cloud Collar https://brewminate.com/chinese-fashion-and-the-long-history-of-the-cloud-collar/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:41:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=190686 Cloud collars fell out of fashion after the Qing dynasty. When you looked at this image of a

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