James Carter

Historian of Modern China. Latest book CHAMPIONS DAY: The End of Old Shanghai (@WWNorton). #PIP fellow @NCUSCR. This Week in China's History @thechinaproj

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

What can one day tell us about China's 20th-century fate?

Pleased to share the official trailer for CHAMPIONS DAY! https://t.co/JeR8THvl6P

On sale from @wwnorton
June 16, 2020
https://t.co/wl5xeju5VV

[John Delury @JohnDelury]

I enjoyed talking with @tangdidi about the historical ironies involved in Trump and Putin calling each other 'paper tigers,' one of Mao Zedong's favorite phrases. All this as Xi watches from the sidelines. Great idea for piece, kudos to Didi @AP

https://t.co/fQzJRvrqI7

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

The latest This Week in China's History column by @jayjamescarter just dropped! This week: the controversial usurper/reformer Wang Mang, who was dismembered rather horribly on Ocotober 6, 23 CE — 2002 years ago this week. Link below!

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

To celebrate the October 1 National Day holiday here in China, where I’ll be until October 2, I’m offering 101 half-off on annual subscriptions — $44 per year, and not the usual $88 for the @SinicaPodcast newsletter. Get yours now!

[Melissa Chan @melissakchan]

I met Jerry as a young foreign correspondent in China. In any field there are those who gate keep, and those who do the opposite. Jerry treated what I said seriously in a way that made me feel he considered me an equal. That is so rare. In other words — he had deep kindness, and endless energy in his mission to encourage successive generations of scholars / reporters / lawyers and more — to cover the Chinese-speaking world, and to make it a better place with commensurate rights. Thank you, Jerry, and may his memory be a blessing. https://t.co/CH9nc1AztA

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

Definitely read the latest Chartbook by @adam_tooze on the Chinese solar boom — especially about its impact in the Global South. An excellent piece that people need to take seriously. Link in replies.

[JF Books 季風書園 | 季风书店 @Jifengbooks]

#JFSALON #RSVP #PekingExpress
The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China

Speaker: James Zimmerman & Phelim Kine
@jmzbeijing @PhelimKine
9/25 Thursday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, English
RSVP: https://t.co/6Ae7x3ExRK

The Peking Express is a true story about China's great train robbery of 1923 and full of banditry, political intrigue, heroism, and a reflection of the excesses of the Warlord Era in early 20th century China. The crisis - covered extensively in newspapers around the world - lasted for six weeks while the bandits moved the hostages across the Shandong countryside with the Chinese army in pursuit.

About the Speakers

James M. Zimmerman is a Beijing-based author and lawyer who has lived and worked in China for more than 25 years. He is among China's leading foreign lawyers and represents companies and individuals confronted with the political and legal complexities of doing business in Mainland China. He is the former four-term chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.

The event will be moderated by POLITICO's Washington-based China correspondent Phelim Kine who writes on Indo-Pacific-related news for the Global Security team and is host of the weekly China Watcher newsletter.

[JF Books 季風書園 | 季风书店 @Jifengbooks]

Full house last night for our Penn Project event on New Perspectives on U.S.–China Policy. 🎉
Great energy, sharp insights, and an engaged audience—thank you all for coming and making it such a success!

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

This and death of woman wang were the ones that led me toward a career as a china historian. Such good works.

[Jonathon P Sine @JonathonPSine]

1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history.

It is a series of vignettes, each a chapter centered on the life of a single notable individual in a single year during the Ming dynasty’s decline.

Actually kind of gives ATLA's "Tales of Ba Sing Se" vibe

[Jonathon P Sine @JonathonPSine]

1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history.

It is a series of vignettes, each a chapter centered on the life of a single notable individual in a single year during the Ming dynasty’s decline.

Actually kind of gives ATLA's "Tales of Ba Sing Se" vibe

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

Excited to welcome @TrentonECHL next season. Hockey is back #rememberthetitans !

[Sheena Chestnut Greitens @SheenaGreitens]

I don’t think people in the US understand the level of impact this raid/set of arrests is having in South Korea:

[Jon Taylor @ProfJonTaylor]

This Week in China's History: The Death of Mao Zedong -- @jayjamescarter @SinicaPodcast https://t.co/CGxuyI0dgf

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

Mao Zedong died just after midnight on September 9, 1976. Read @jayjamescarter's "This Week in China's History" column about the decision and surreal, macabre effort to preserve his body on the @SinicaPodcast page — or listen to my audio narration of his piece. Link in replies.

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

Profound political transitions and darkly comic body horror, this week in This Week , in ⁦@SinicaPodcast⁩ https://t.co/63GQwGOPwy

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

Don't miss this week's "This Week in China's History." 80 years ago, Japan began evacuating Unit 731, site of one of history's most horrific war crimes. Think Joseph Mengele on steroids. @jayjamescarter delivers another powerful column. Link below.

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

My book on Tanxu was a real stretch for me. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it taught me a lot about how to do history. At the time I felt like I knew what I was doing! It deserved to be written by later me….

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

The latest "This Week in China's History" column just dropped. Read historian @jayjamescarter's reflections on how historians deal with supernatural claims. Link in the replies below — read it or listen to my narration.

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

The latest "This Week in China's History" column just dropped. Read historian @jayjamescarter's reflections on how historians deal with supernatural claims. Link in the replies below — read it or listen to my narration.

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

@jayjamescarter Read Jay's column on the @SinicaPodcast site. While you're at it, sign up! You can also listen to my audio narration of the column. https://t.co/0ttejzEA72

[James Carter @jayjamescarter]

@GWRHelp I was told to expect instructions about downloading my Two Together railpass, but none have been forthcoming, after a few months. I have confirmation #. Can you help?

[Sinica Podcast @SinicaPodcast]

#ThisWeekChinaHistory Jan 6, 1950: The UK became the first Western nation to recognize the People's Republic of China as the de jure government of China, setting a diplomatic precedent amidst Cold War tensions. Read more from historian @jayjamescarter through link in comment