History of China's Abandonment of Treaties

Author: Li Yumin
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Treating people's amnesia, relying solely on general historical judgments and conclusions is far from sufficient. What is more important is to vividly recreate historical scenes and re-present the tortuous and complex historical facts to people, in order to awaken their historical memory and remember the lessons of history in looking back. This is one of the irrefutable social responsibilities of historians. I believe that Comrade Li Yumin's research on unequal treaties, from The Treaty System in Modern China to The History of China's Abolition of Unequal Treaties, is fulfilling the academic responsibility of reminding society not to forget history. As an academic work, The History of China's Abolition of Unequal Treaties not only establishes a more complete system, comprehensively, systematically, and meticulously discussing the struggle of China against and for abolishing unequal treaties, but also puts forward many new insights and has various commendable strengths. — Li Wenhai
The History of China's Abolition of Unequal Treaties is a new research by Li Yumin, a professor at Hunan Normal University, which took eight years of effort and is a continuation of his recent work, The Treaty System in Modern China. The History of China's Abolition of Unequal Treaties systematically and from multiple perspectives explores the struggle of modern China against and for abolishing unequal treaties, deepening the research on the history of China's foreign diplomacy, foreign relations, and the anti-invasion struggles of the Chinese people, achieving new progress compared to previous studies. The History of China's Abolition of Unequal Treaties not only establishes a more complete system, comprehensively, systematically, and meticulously discussing the struggle of China against and for abolishing unequal treaties, but also puts forward many new insights and has various commendable strengths. These strengths can be summarized as supporting a scientific attitude and excellent academic conduct based on facts.