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This is the story of the rise of Emperor Gaozu, his alliances and his rivalries, and the priceless partnership provided by his chief military strategist Zhang Liang, who planned victorious campaigns from 1000 miles distance; Xiao He, who stabilized the state, pacified the people, and assured the food supply to the army; and General Han Xin, who commanded the Han army in its conquest of the State of Wei, the State of Zhao, the State of Yan and the State of Qi and played a great role in the defeat of Xiang Yu. Most of the material used in writing The Road to the Throne are taken from the Records of the Grand Historian (Chinese: 史記 or shiji) by the great Sima Qian (145 BC to 85 BC) of the E...
Four years ago, an accident forced Chen Xi to leave home. Four years later, he was actually captured by the man when he returned with the treasure. "Wild man, let go of me." Chen Xi looked at Jiang Mo Chuan, who was pulling her pants up with a hint of anger in her eyes. "Wild woman, the child hasn't been fed yet." Jiang Mo Chuan looked at Chen Xi speechlessly. Love ...
Is falling in love with a stranger what it means to be a foreigner?At eighteen, Anna is in limbo. She has decisions to make but stalls for time. Deferring her university studies in Australia, she visits her father in Shanghai. In an exotic environment, her life seems both better and worse- she loves learning Chinese painting but can't cope with being a foreigner, or with the chaos and heat of the city.Then the last thing she could have imagined happens- she falls in love with Chenxi, a young, mysterious fellow painter whose secret life in art and counter-revolutionary activities fascinates Anna. Their affair is passionate and fraught.Sally Rippin writes with a natural flair and an insider's voice about the torment of a teenager on the verge of adulthood. She evokes the thrills and spills of being a foreigner in the topsy-turvy world of China.Chenxi is a remarkable novel for young adults that confronts adolescent sexual experience, pregnancy and cross-cultural questions in an extraordinarily vivid and compelling story.
After the accidental death of Gu Manqing, a third-rate online writer, she had transmigrated into the Department of Causality, a branch of the functional departments of God, which controlled the cycle of karma in the human world. Gu Manqing had been forced to become a temporary worker in this world. One day, her superior, Thirteen, suddenly said to her in all seriousness, "Your script still lacks a supporting role. Why don't you go on stage and play a guest role for a bit?" As a result, Gu Manqing fell from the clouds and took up the role of a lackey at the last minute. Damn it, if I knew that this person was custom-made for me, I would have shown mercy to him. From then on, Gu Manqing began to play the role of the best career advancement road.
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"'I Love My Mum' caused an international sensation in 2007 after the author sued the Chinese customs when they confiscated the Chinese version published in Taiwan. 'I Love My Mum' is a shocking tale of murder and incest and a powerful metaphor for corruption in modern Chinese society. The story is narrated by a hardened crime squad detective who is used to the seamy side of life. But even he has never come across a murder case like this. And the same is guaranteed for the reader."
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has embarked on its most wide-ranging and ambitious restructuring since 1949, including major changes to most of its key organizations. The restructuring reflects the desire to strengthen PLA joint operation capabilities- on land, sea, in the air, and in the space and cyber domains. The reforms could result in a more adept joint warfighting force, though the PLA will continue to face a number of key hurdles to effective joint operations, Several potential actions would indicate that the PLA is overcoming obstacles to a stronger joint operations capability. The reforms are also intended to increase Chairman Xi Jinping's control over the PLA and to reinvigorate Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organs within the military. Xi Jinping's ability to push through reforms indicates that he has more authority over the PLA than his recent predecessors. The restructuring could create new opportunities for U.S.-China military contacts.
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