China Merchants Group and the Study of Modern China

Author: Yi Huili
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: A Study on the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company and Modern China is a collection of expert essays curated by Yi Huili, a special researcher of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company History Research Association and a professor and doctoral supervisor at the History Department of East China Normal University, with supplementary editing by Zhu Yin gui, another special researcher of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company History Research Association and a professor and doctoral supervisor at the History Department of Fudan University. The book reflects the major achievements of domestic and international research on the history of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, covering aspects such as its contributions to social development, management systems, operational management, foreign investments, and the role of its representative figures. According to experts, this book represents the highest level of research on the history of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company so far. It is published by the Chinese Social Sciences Press. The book compiles influential works by over a dozen experts in modern Chinese history, revisiting this challenging period of history; it also reflects the development of China's industrial modernization and the growth of its national economy amid Western imperialist aggression. This not only holds significant reference value for the development of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company today but also for the ongoing modernization of China.