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by Richard Masterson
03 Jun 2003 09:33
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Shaping Reality: India vs. China
Replies: 98
Views: 73034

Re: Shaping Reality: India vs. China

The Manchu, Ching (Qing) Dynasty was overthrown in 1911, by the Dr.Sun Yat-Sen's group of Han Chinese Nationalists, who formed the KMT

The Communists came to power only in 1949, after the Chinese civil war
by Richard Masterson
02 Jun 2003 22:21
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Shaping Reality: India vs. China
Replies: 98
Views: 73034

Re: Shaping Reality: India vs. China

According to official accounts, the Ming Dynasty fell to the Manchus after a treacherous Chinese General (for personal reasons) opened one of the gates of the Great Wall to allow the Khitan (Manchu) army into China, and then into Beijing.The Manchus could not breach the Wall
by Richard Masterson
02 Jun 2003 20:58
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Shaping Reality: India vs. China
Replies: 98
Views: 73034

Re: Shaping Reality: India vs. China

China's Bank's Bad loans I recall that an Indian Forumite (can't remember his name) had posted here in the BR a few months ago to suggest that, because the Chinese Govt still own all the land in China, and that, in essense, the Chinese Govt thus possess a lot of fixed/solid assets, and this may prov...
by Richard Masterson
01 Jun 2003 20:51
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Shaping Reality: India vs. China
Replies: 98
Views: 73034

Re: Shaping Reality: India vs. China

Sorry, Rudra, can't help you here

I am no expert on China's farm sector

What I know is what I read from journals and newspapers, magazines etc
by Richard Masterson
31 May 2003 21:28
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Shaping Reality: India vs. China
Replies: 98
Views: 73034

Re: Shaping Reality: India vs. China

Taiwan and South Korea both had periods of high economic growths in the 1960s, 80s and 90s, during which time they both had non-democratic,authoritarian and "strong" govts
by Richard Masterson
31 Oct 2002 22:59
Forum: Military History Archive
Topic: Remembering a War: The 1962 Indo-China War
Replies: 224
Views: 142073

Re: Remembering a War: The 1962 Indo-China War

The religion of the Chinese, is it Confucianism, Taoism, or Buddhism ??? I asked my Chinese friend who lectures at an American University here about the Chinese religious beliefs, and he explained thus.According to my Chinese friend, the most important beliefs of the Chinese (in the ML, Taiwan, HK, ...