Lin Zexu's "Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria" was written before the ... A communication: magnificently our great Emperor soothes and pacifies China and the foreign countries, regarding all with the ...

What he said to me was: you are right. And then he added: Xi Jinping is much more than a president of China – he sees himself as an emperor of China. With even greater powers than Mao Zedong ever had.

Operating from his base at Taiyuan in northern China ... He sought and accepted advice and criticism from his officials and ministers, and after becoming emperor, he reduced corvée labor demands ...

The Foreign Ministry’s China Division in 1991 listed the pros and cons of arranging a visit to China by Emperor Akihito, including the possible impact on diplomatic relations around Asia.

Qin Shihuang was the first emperor of China, but as intelligent and powerful as he was, he feared ageing and death. The emperor tried to find life-extending elixirs, but failed. The only wish he ...

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

What he said to me was: you are right. And then he added: Xi Jinping is much more than a president of China – he sees himself as an emperor of China. With even greater powers than Mao Zedong ...