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About Annie Luman Ren

Annie Luman Ren was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World and a co-editor of The China Story.

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About Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith is a fellow in the Australian National University’s Department of Pacific Affairs. His research explores Chinese investment, migration, military engagement, technology, and aid in the Asia-Pacific. He also hosts the Little Red Podcast with Louisa Lim.

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About Linda Jaivin

Linda Jaivin is the author of The Shortest History of China, in addition to 11 other books, a literary translator and editorial associate of the Australian Centre on China in the World.

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The China Story Project — An Update

Posted on 11 February 2025 by Annie Luman RenGraeme SmithLinda Jaivin

Thank you for reading the China Story. The time has come for us to say goodbye. The website will no longer be updated from February 2025. All of our content will remain accessible on the current China Story website as well as on our archive site. Our China Story Yearbook series are also freely accessible from … more

The Frontiers of History: China Discovers the Pacific’s Dark Colonial Legacy

Posted on 24 May 2024 by Graeme Smith

On a scorching hot afternoon in July 2023, the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Manneseh Sogavare, met with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People for the mandatory grip and grin for the cameras. China’s official media had made much of Sogavare’s visit, and he did not disappoint, remarking upon his arrival … more