Teaching Japan with maps
At some point in the future, you may find yourself having to explain a lot of Japanese history n a big hurry in order to get to the class you are actually teac...
Category: Geography
Air Policing on Taiwan
“Air policing” was a term the British seem to have come up with after the Great War. Although using the new technology to keep the natives down star...
A fun toy
The Economist has a fun toy where you can compare Chinese provinces to various foreign countries. Some of the comparisons don’t help much, given that som...
Maps and Empire
Maps have been an important part of empire in China for a long time. In the Warring States period spies were always trying to steal maps, and defeated states pr...