Encountering China: New Zealanders and the People's Republic

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In this collection of 50 texts, which range from essays to poems, a wide range of authors, from diplomats and students to politicians, academics and businesspeople, reflect on their experiences of and in China over the last half century. They

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Duncan Campbell studied Mandarin in Malaysia after graduating in English and History from Victoria University of Wellington. Between 197678, he was a student in the Peoples Republic of China. Since then, he has taught (Chinese language, modern and classical; Chinese literature, modern and classical; and aspects of Chinese history and civilisation) at the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Australian National University in Canberra. In 2015, he was the Curator of the Chinese Garden with the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, USA. His research focuses on the late imperial period of Chinas long history. Brian Moloughney After completing an MA in Chinese history from the University of Canterbury, Brian Moloughney had the good fortune to be awarded a CHEP scholarship, which enabled him to live and study for a period in Nanjing. Between 1993 and 2022 he has taught Chinese history at the University of Otago.