Sttuy

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"Art of the Deal" just became "Art of the Ultimatum." Threatening 50% tariffs and cutting off talks isn't strength, but brinkmanship. And it's the American consumer who pays first.

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I would love to share my encounter with Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and a few distinguished global leaders and scholars last week.

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Continuing the story of the jade artifacts unearthed from the tomb of a Guo State ruler, located by the Yellow River bank and dating back 2,700 years.

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The US: "Globalization is great-as long as we keep winning." Now that the rules of the game are no longer in their favor, they're flipping the table😂

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In the 1990s, Chinese archaeologists excavated a tomb of the ruler from the Western Zhou vassal state of Guo (虢)

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I have shared the story of Rong Fei a few times, the Uygur consort of Emperor Qianlong-known in Chinese folklore as Xiang Fei or the Fragrant Concubine.

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This is how the tea grinder in the Taipei edition looks like, and what I wrote for an imperial tea grinder two years ago

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Thanks to the dry climate of Xinjiang, clothing, hats, and even shoes from over 1,000 years ago have been perfectly preserved for us today. These two pieces are my favorites, and I'd like to share them today.

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The image above shows Stein during his "grab and go" "exploration" in the poplar forest, while the one below was taken with a Chinese archaeologist standing by in 1995.

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Shang Dynasty, 3,000 years ago, represented the first peak of economic development in Chinese civilization. Despite three millennia apart, a number of helmets have been discovered across different regions in China, representing the earliest examples of helmets that I have ever

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While I absolutely respect everyone who genuinely serves his or her own country, I wanted to say: the past four years seem to have made little substantive impact. The "deterrence" in the Indo-Pacific appears more like rhetoric than reality, while unnecessary pressure has led to

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Feels like the result of this ban might be: To prevent Americans from being influenced by China, it ends up making them truly discover the real China. A masterful move.

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This is what Xinhua Gate/Gate of New China looks today and how it looked over a century ago (when it's just a tower but not a gate yet)

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There's so much more that I saw. Its meticulously crafted symmetry completely captivated me

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Helü (阖闾), a legendary monarch closely related to the most prestigious military master in ancient China, a mysterious white tiger, first emperor of China, and thirst for swords by Sun Quan (孙权) …The trio and the tiger probably never imagined that their actions by a pool

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The Palace Museum in Beijing preserves several paintings with slightly different styles but the same theme, collectively titled "The Tribute of All Nations (万国来朝图)." Measuring 299 cm in height and 207 cm in width, the painting offers a bird's-eye view starting from the Gate

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@sttuy This intricately designed lidded banquet box with a flying dragon, engraved with mountains, seas, and clouds, was manufactured during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735–1795). It also bears inscriptions such as Fubi (辅弼, symbolizing loyal assistance) and Qiankun Ruyi

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The Hong Kong Palace Museum (香港故宫文化博物馆/HKPM) is a collaborative project launched in 2016 by Biejing's Palace Museum and Hong Kong, aimed at allowing Hong Kong residents to enjoy China's most precious cultural relics without traveling afar.

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I took these two photos from a helicopter over the top of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii a decade years ago. Could even feel the heat up there inside the helicopter. It was an unforgettable experience, witnessing nature's raw power up close.

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