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The End of the Silver Era: Silver Flow, Banking and Monetary Changes, Boom and Bust from the late Qing to the Chinese Republic

G01, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong

Table of Contents Abstract Historians know very little about the movements of silver within China for all of the Qing dynasty and yet some understanding of them is crucial for appreciating how the country fitted together as a monetary whole. They also mattered to the development of currency and banking in the last decades of […]

Chinese Business History in The Two Deltas

Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus , Hong Kong

Conference Program (PDF version with full abstracts) Chinese Business History in the Two Deltas 24 June 1.30pm-2pm: RegistrationLocation: Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus2pm: WelcomeLocation: Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus Panel 1: 2.15pm-4.15pm:Chair: Ghassan Moazzin (The University of Hong Kong)Location: Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial CampusPaul Van Dyke (The University of Macau) - Gnewqua and […]

Mule Carts in Beijing: Knowledge and Ignorance in Transportation Planning in the 1950s

Via Zoom

ABSTRACT Economic planning in socialist China required the local planners to gather comprehensive information within their jurisdiction on one hand and implement centrally issued plan on the other. The dual challenge of knowing the real economy and following ever shifting policy targets is particularly daunting in pre-mechanized sectors. Taking the 1950s Beijing transportation as a […]

American Dreams of Chinese Businessmen: U.S. Capital and China’s post-war Economic Reconstruction (1944-1949)

Via Zoom

ABSTRACTForming part of a book project that explores how American capital participated in China’s postwar economic reconstruction, this talk traces three different channels through which Chinese businessmen sought to bring foreign investment into postwar China. The International Business Conference in November 1944 first alerted the Chinese business community to the emerging possibility of mobilizing American […]

DuPont’s Departure: An Early Case of U.S.-China Decoupling, 1946-1951

Via Zoom

ABSTRACTThis article examines the experiences of the DuPont Company’s operations in Shanghai during the tumultuous period of China’s Communist Revolution, from the immediate post-World War II recovery to the outbreak of the Korean War. Drawing upon the DuPont Company archives at the Hagley Museum & Library, this research reveals the pragmatic and often collaborative stance […]

Sideline or Factory: Locating Socialist Flexibility in Export Lacemaking Industries

Via Zoom

ABSTRACTThis talk forms part of a larger project investigating the mechanisms of socialist learning and knowledge accumulation in foreign trade during the Maoist era, through a historical and comparative study of the export lacemaking industries in Fujian and Chaoshan (Guangdong). Drawing on archival sources, it examines how state-led export initiatives prompted both regions to formalize […]

From Importer to the Technological Frontier: China’s Automobile Industry

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ABSTRACTThis talk presents Dr Yuan Jia Zheng’s book project, The Transformation of China’s Automobile Industry since 1953: Multinationals, Technology Transfer, and Electric Vehicles, which explores the long-term evolution of China’s automobile sector from a technology importer to a global exporter and innovator. The project traces how China advanced through distinct historical phases from early reliance […]

Chinese Workers of the World: Colonialism, Chinese Labor, and the Yunnan–Indochina Railway

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ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin, silk, tea, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal […]

Economic History of Asia as a Regional Entity: Past, Present, and Future

G01, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong

ABSTRACTAsia, encompassing the eastern Eurasian continent and its island regions, is home to over 60% of the world’s population and is characterized by profound geographical, cultural, and social diversity. Against this widely recognized backdrop, this presentation explores how the economic history of Asia may be conceptualized not merely as a collection of national narratives, but […]

Enterprise and Economy in Modern China

Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus , Hong Kong

CONFERENCE PROGRAM(PDF version with full abstracts)21 August 10.45am-11.15am: RegistrationLocation: Faculty Board Room (4.36), Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus 11.15am: WelcomeLocation: Faculty Board Room (4.36), Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus Panel 1: 11.30am-1pm:Chair: Ghassan Moazzin (The University of Hong Kong)Location: Faculty Board Room (4.36), Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial CampusSpeakers:  Otis Edwards (The University of Hong Kong) – […]

The Counterparty to Chinese Business: The Upper Yangtze Steam Navigation Scheme and the Opening of Chungking

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Title: The Counterparty to Chinese Business: The Upper Yangtze Steam Navigation Scheme and the Opening of Chungking Speaker: Dr. Zigui Li (Sun Yat-sen University) Date/Time: March 21, 2025 (Fri) 09:00-10:00 HKT (Mar 20, 2025 | 18:00-19:00 PDT) Language: English Venue: via Zoom Enquiry: (Email) ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__AMzm8b4Qhivcb896eUyQA#/registration AbstractThe treaty port system has undergone continuous […]

Brokering Capitalism in Maoist China

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Title: Brokering Capitalism in Maoist China Speaker: Dr. Adam Frost (Copenhagen Business School) Date/Time: February 14, 2025 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Feb 14, 2025 | 14:00-15:00 CET) Venue: Via Zoom Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk REGISTER NOW Abstract This talk examines the persistent of capitalistic organization in Maoist China through the lens of informal labor brokering. Drawing on […]

Capitalism and Resilience

Lecture Hall, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong

Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.

Chinese Business History Around the World

Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus , Hong Kong

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