Second Historical Archives of China (SHAC)

http://www.shac.net.cn/en/index.asp


30 May 2008

State Archives Bureau, Nanjing, China

Self-description:
"[...] the Second Historical Archives of China (SHAC), [... maintains] extensive holdings of records of the central governments and their subordinate organs of the Republican era of 1912 to 1949. The Second Historical Archives of China (SHAC) is one of three national-level archives, and was the first to be established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the State Archives Bureau. The other two are the Central Committee Archives of the CCPÊ and the First Historical Archives of China [located in Beijing, http://www.lsdag.com ; See also FHAC details in http://froginawell.net/eala/Main/FirstHistoricalArchivesOfChina - tmc].

SHAC's responsibility is to conserve and process Republican-era records and facilitate public access to them. The work of the Archives is carried out by the Archive Processing and Cataloguing Department, the Conservation Department, the Public Services Department, the Technical Department, the Computing Center, and the Compilation Department. The National Center for Cataloguing Republican Archives and the journal Republican Archives are also housed at the Archives. The mission of the SHAC is to collect, arrange, catalogue, preserve, compile, and facilitate the use of the holdings of the Archives. SHAC is equipped with microfilming, photocopying, and computer equipment. Various types of finding aids are available."

Site contents:
* Director's Statement; * Introduction to the SHAC; * Introduction of the Holdings; * Treasures of the Holdings; * Introduction to Services; * Rules for Archival Materials Opening to the Public; * Archival Materials Exhibition; * Academic Research; * Republican Archives ("a quarterly periodical [est. 1981], Republican Archives aims to publish archival materials, to highlight scholarship on Republican history and to provide a bridge between the two."); * Collection of [further materials for the] Archives; * Search.

A bi-lingual [CN,EN] site.

URL http://www.shac.net.cn/en/index.asp

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.shac.net.cn/en/index.asp

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Archive
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
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Centro de Historia de Alem-Mar / The Centre for Overseas History (CHAM)

http://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/


27 May 2008

Universidade Nova de Lisboa & Universidade dos Acores, Portugal.

Self-description: "The Centre for Overseas History promotes diverse activities integrated within the scope of the study of the History of the Discoveries and the Portuguese Expansion [...]."

Site contents:
* Activities; * Research Fields [2007-2010] (# Political and Social Frameworks of the Portuguese Empire, # The Arts and the Portuguese Colonial Experience, # Cultural Exchanges and Globalization, # Elites and the Portuguese Empire, # The Portuguese and the Islamic World, # Religion and the Portuguese Expansion, # Overseas Economies and Trade Networks);
* Researchers;
* Research Projects (# The Nobility and the State of India in the 16th century. # BBB - Bombay Before the British. The Portuguese Legacy at the Bombay Peninsula's Territory. # EVE - E-Cyclopaedia of Portuguese Expansion, 15th-18th centuries. # Sources for the History of the Portuguese Estado da India in the 17th-18th centuries. The "Coleccao Junta da Real Fazenda do Estado da India". # In the Name of the Honour: The Commissioners for the Holy Office and for the Military Orders in Portugal, 1570-1773. # Portuguese Jesuits in East Asia in the 16th-17th centuries. # Lower Nobility and "Nobreza da Terra" in the Formation of the Empire: the Atlantic Archipelagos. # Portugal and South Morocco: Contacts and Clashes, 15th-18th centuries. # PIAS - Study, Monitorization and cultural heritage valuation of the archaeological sites [in] Angra [...]. # Portuguese Interactions with Persia during the Iberian Union (1580-1640). The "Comentarios" by D. GarcIa de Silva y Figueroa);
* Theses (Post-Doc projects under preparation by CHAM researchers, PhD Theses under preparation by CHAM researchers, Master Theses under preparation by CHAM researchers, PhD Theses presented by CHAM researchers, Master Theses presented by CHAM researchers);
* Library (General Catalogue [of more than 4,000 works], The Aubin Collection);
* Publications (Periodical Publications, Theses, Studies and Documents, Sources for the History of the Portugueses Estado da India, Other Publications);
* Online Research Tools (Revista Penelope, Genealogies of the Viceroys and Governors of the State of India in the 16th century, Database about the holders of military and administrative posts in the "Estado da India" in the 16th century, E-Cyclopaedia of Portuguese Expansion, Other Research Tools (Azores Virtual Learning Centre, Azorian Archive - 1st Series, Virtual Library of Historical Cartography from the 16th to the 18th centuries), Nuevo Mundo-Mundos Nuevos / Novo Mundo-Mundos Novos [e-journal];
* Board; * Cooperation; * Clipping [CHAM in the Portuguese newspapers].

URL http://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC)

http://av.sac.or.th/SAC_E/index.html


27 May 2008

SAC, Bangkok, Thailand.

Self-description: "The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre [...] is an non-profit academic institution that was initially established by Silapakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1991 in commemoration of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's 36th birthday. The Centre was established in Her Royal Highness's honor and seeks to fullfil her wish to establish and develop a national institution responsible for the systematic gathering, processing and servicing of anthropological data. SAC is committed to fostering academic progress through the extension of anthropological knowledge, through the propagation of new research and findings, through the encouragement and support of development in research studies, and in the accumluation of an extensive collection of anthropology materials (with a focus on Thailand and Southeast Asia)."

Site contents:
* About (SAC Committee, Audio/Visual Service, Meeting Rooms, Contact Us, Map/Directions);
* Online Databases (Thailand and Southeast Asia Ethnic Groups Research Database, Local Museum Database, Ethnic Groups in Thailand, Mons Studies Database, SAC News Clipping, Thai Folk Literature Western Region (Thai), Encyclopedia of Old Folk Toys, Thai Inscriptions (Thai));
* Resources (HRH Princes Maha Chakri Sirindhorn [a biographical note - ed.], Onsite Databases - "The following Thai language databases are available onsite in the SAC Library for SAC members: Thai Art History, Lanna Art, Sukothai Art, Ayuttahya Art, Archaeological Sites in Thailand, Paintings and Sculptures in Buddhist Monasteries, Catalogs for the SAC Permanent Exhibitions, Directory of Anthropologists, The Chuang People Database, Future Databases - The following databases are currently in development: National Artists Registry (Thai and English), Homonides (Thai), Basketry (Thai)", SAC Media & Publications (Thai), Map/Directions);
* Media Links (Bangkokbiznews, Bangkok Post, Business Day, Daily News, Khaosod, Komchadluek, Manager, Matichon, Naewna, Thairath, Thannews, The Nation);
* Library;
* Audio/Visual ("seven databases that can be searched through this website: VCDs (Video CDs), CDs, Video Cassetes, Audio Cassettes, Pictures, Photographic Slides, and the text archives");
* Exhibits [physical displays at the Centre] (HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Biographic Exhibition, Thai Ceramic Collections, Social and Cultural Development in Thailand Exhibition, Ethno-Archaeology Exhibition).

URL http://av.sac.or.th/SAC_E/index.html

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
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Essential
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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) Press

http://www.niaspress.dk/default.asp


18 May 2008

NIAS, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Self-description: "Welcome to NIAS Press, a scholarly publisher specializing in publishing innovative research on modern Asia [...] Enquiries: contact Gerald Jackson at gerald--at--nias.ku.dk"

Site contents:
* About Us; * Asian Studies Bookshop; * Trade Customers; * For Authors; * Press News; * Link to NIAS; * Who are we?; * Vision; * Contact; * What do we publish?; * Who do we publish?; * Search all our titles (fields: Author, Content, ISBN, Publication year, Region/ Country, Series, Subtitle, Title, Topic) [using detailed lists of: valid series, valid topics, valid countries - ed.];
* Recently released 19 titles:
(Beyond Chinatown - Mette Thuno (ed.); Beyond the Green Myth - Peter Sercombe and Bernard Sellato (eds); Breeds of Empire - Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart; Burma and Japan Since 1940 - Donald M. Seekins; Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts - Irmeli Perho; Cham Muslims of the Mekong Delta - Philip Taylor; Childbirth and Tradition in Northeast Thailand - Anders Poulsen; Creating Laos - Soren Ivarsson; Democracy and National Identity in Thailand - Michael Kelly Connors; Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma - Mikael Gravers (ed.); Indonesia and the Muslim World - Anak Agung Banyu Perwita; Kinship and Food in South East Asia - Monica Janowski and Fiona Kerlogue (eds); Land and Longhouse - R.A. Cramb; Making Fields of Merit - Monica Lindberg Falk; Other Malays - Joel S. Kahn; Power, Resistance and Women Politicians in Cambodia - Mona Lilja; The Sociology of Southeast Asia - Victor T. King; Village China at War - Dagfinn Gatu; Women and Politics in Thailand - Kazuki Iwanaga (ed.);
* Announced but not-yet-published 12 titles:
(Constructing Singapore - Michael D. Barr and Zlatko Skrbis; Digital Atlas of Indonesian History - Robert Cribb; Gender Politics in Asia - Wil Burghoorn, Kazuki Iwanaga, Cecilia Milwertz and Qi Wang (eds); Getting Published in Asian Studies - Gerald Jackson; I Will Send My Song - Hakan Lundstrom; Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou - Lucie Olivova and Vibeke Bordahl (eds); Lost Goddesses - Trudy Jacobsen; Other Landscapes - Deborah Sutton; People of Virtue - Alexandra Kent and David Chandler (eds); Proper Islamic Consumption - Johan Fischer; Tourism in Southeast Asia - Michael Hitchcock, Victor T. King and Michael Parnwell (eds); Women's Political Participation and Representation in Asia - Kazuki Iwanaga (ed.))

URL http://www.niaspress.dk/default.asp

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.niaspress.dk/default.asp

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
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Asia Policy No. 5 (Jan 2008) - National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

http://asiapolicy.nbr.org/current.html


14 May 2008

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US

Self-description:
"Asia Policy [est. Jan 2006 - ed.] is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to bridging the gap between academic research and policymaking on issues related to the Asia-Pacific. Asia Policy publishes, in descending order of emphasis, three types of peer-reviewed essays: (1) social scientific research articles that both use social science theories, concepts, and approaches and draw clear and concise policy implications on issues of import to the region (2) research notes [...] (3) policy analyses [...]."

Site contents:
NUMBER 5 (January 2008)
Roundtables
* What If? A World without the U.S.-ROK Alliance - Nicholas Eberstadt, Aaron L. Friedberg, Geun Lee, S. Enders Wimbush, David C. Kang, Scott Snyder
* Islam in Japan: A Cause for Concern? - Emile A. Nakhleh, Keiko Sakurai, Michael Penn
Research Notes
* Northeast Asia's Kovykta Conundrum: A Decade of Promise and Peril - Se Hyun Ahn & Michael T. Jones
* The Roots of Chinese Oil Investment Abroad - Trevor Houser
* International Submarine Rescue: A Constructive Role for China? - Lyle Goldstein & William Murray
Book Review Roundtable
* Stephan Haggard & Marcus Noland's Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform - Edward P. Reed, Chung Min Lee, Andrei Lankov, Hazel Smith, Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland
* Archives [past issues in PDF format - ed.]: Number 4 (July 2007), Number 3 (January 2007), Number 2 (July 2006), Number 1 (January 2006).

[The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening US policy in the Asia-Pacific. - ed.]

URL http://asiapolicy.nbr.org/current.html

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://asiapolicy.nbr.org/current.html

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO
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Documents on Religion and Society in North Karnataka, South India, 1837-1852

ttp://www.library.yale.edu/div/fa/Karnataka.htm


13 May 2008

Yale University Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, US

Supplied note:
"The Basel Evangelical Mission, which operated in India in the Kannada and Malayalam languages, invested a lot of effort in communications in the 19th century. It was, for instance, among the first missionary societies to use photography (in India from the late 1850s--see the web site with historical photographs in the Basel Mission archive - www.bmpix.org). Its large body of written reports produced in India for its headquarters in Basel (about 30,000 of them, 1834-1913) are, however, opaque for many people, since they are in German. In an effort to overcome this problem, even if only on a small scale, two sets of English translations are now available from the Basel Mission's early reports from Karnataka, made by Jennifer and Paul Jenkins:

(a) 'Journeys and Encounters. Religion, Society and the Basel Mission in North Karnataka 1837-1852' 250 pp. These texts were selected to offer a broad view of the kind of materials available in these reports, but pay especial attention to missionary contacts with organised Hinduism, especially organised Lingayatism.

(b) 'A missionary journey from Mangalore to Subramanya in 1840--one journey from two points of view', a 45-pp. translation of parallel reports written by Herrmann Moegling and Gottfried Weigle on a journey which also included a visit to Dharmastalla.
"Journeys and Encounters" is available online - [at the URL below] "A Missionary Journey..." can be obtained online from (paul.jenkins--at--gmx.ch).

Both sets of translations can also be obtained as CDRom from Paul Jenkins. In India they are available from the Archive, Karnataka Theological College, Balmatta, 575 001 Mangalore. - pj."

Site content:
* Introduction (Documents on the Basel Mission in North Karnataka, Missionsmagazin 1838-39: Translations P. & J.M. Jenkins, October 2007);

* Document 1 (a. 23rd Basel Mission Annual Report [1837-38] b. Foundation of the Mission Station in Dharwar, c. First missionary journey by Rev. Layer in the northern region of the Canara province [sic], Sept. - Oct. 1837., d. 24th Basel Mission Annual Report [1838-39], e. Appendix C Herrmann Moegling's diary of a brief visit to Hubli in 1838. Visit to a Lingayat Monastery, f. Appendix D Diary kept by H. Frey of a visit to the villages around Dharwad: 24.Sep.-17.Oct.1838, g. Appendix E J. Layer's diary of a journey through the villages around Dharwad: 3rd May - 13th June 1838);

* Document 2 (a. 25th Basel Mission Annual Report [1840-41] First encounter of the missionaries with the Kalagnana people. b. Appendix E H. Frey's journey of investigation to the Kalagnana people, c. Appendix F Reports on the Kalagnana people by the missionaries Lehner and Frey, d. Appendix G H. Frey's Latest Report on the Kalagnana people, e. Appendix H Report by the missionaries J.C.Essig and J.C.Hiller from Betgeri, f. The Kalagnana People - Der evangelische Heidenbote No. 11, November 1840).

URL http://www.library.yale.edu/div/fa/Karnataka.htm

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.

Link suggested by: Paul Jenkins (paul.jenkins--at--gmx.ch), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful
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Australia-Japan Research Project (AJRP)

http://www.awm.gov.au/ajrp


13 May 2008

The Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra, Australia

Self-description:
"The AJRP aims to provide a resource for historians and others interested in the Australia?Japan relationship, especially in war, from 1901 to 1957. Our website contains a database of historic materials, several research essays and seminar papers, and various research aids, including glossaries and thesauri of geographical and military terms. The AJRP is a joint enterprise between the Australian War Memorial and the Japanese Embassy in Canberra."

Site content:
* About; * Database (Australian regional archives, Australian War Memorial leaflets, Australian War Memorial official records, Australian War Memorial private records, Kure Municipal History Office, National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo)); * Research (Human face of war, Attitudes, Cowra-Japan conversations Research essays, Seminar papers, A glossary of Japanese military terms, ranks and units, A reference of Japanese campaigns during the first stage of operations in the Pacific War, and dispositions and casualties per region, A bibliography of Japanese language secondary sources with translated titles, Thesauri of geographic terms, Allied unit names, and keywords used in the AJRP database); * Maps; * Sitemap; * Search; * Links (Australian War Memorial, Australian Defence Force Academy, Australian National University, National Library of Australia, National Archives of Australia, National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo), National Diet Library (Tokyo), National Defense Academy (Yokosuka), Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (Tokyo)); * Thanks; * Translations (Staff of the Australia?Japan Research Project have translated various Japanese-language texts, which include seminar papers, essays, extracts from wartime diaries and primary materials, and extracts of Japanese secondary accounts of the war.); * What's New (AJRP publications, Japanese operations reference page, Bibliography of secondary sources, AJRP staffing changes)

URL http://www.awm.gov.au/ajrp

Internet Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.awm.gov.au/ajrp

Link suggested by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic
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Beijing Olympics: Security

http://www.c3sindia.org/terrorismandsecurity/247/beijing-olympics-security/


13 May 2008

Chennai Centre For China Studies (C3S), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Self-description: "B. Raman, C3S Paper No.158 dated May 12, 2008. A Paper prepared for presentation during a Discussion [on the 'Beijing Olympics & Security' - ed.] at Shanghai on May 7, 2008."

[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.]

Site contents:
* Types of Olympics-Related Problems (Olympics-Related Incidents, Objectives of Such Incidents, Who can indulge in such incidents? When can such incidents take place? What types of incidents can take place during the Olympics?);
* Olympics-Related Terrorism (What are the components of an Olympics-related counter-terrorism architecture? Is preventive intelligence available on likely Olympics-related plans of terrorist organisations?);
* Threats & Vulnerabilities Perception (Which organisations will have the motive to indulge in acts of terrorism during the Olympics? How about the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC)? Is it not a terrorist organisation? How about anti-India Pakistani jihadi organisations such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET), the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM), the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI), the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ)? What kind of terrorist attacks can be expected? What kind of diversionary attacks can one expect? What kind of direct attacks can one expect? How to prevent diversionary attacks? How to prevent direct attacks in Beijing? How to prevent penetration? What are the consequence management measures that would be required?)

URL http://www.c3sindia.org/terrorismandsecurity/247/beijing-olympics-security/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.c3sindia.org - ed.

Link reported by: B. Raman (corde--at--vsnl.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
NGO
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Chinese Civilization in Time and Space (CCTS) [WebGIS]

http://ccts.sinica.edu.tw/


05 May 2008

Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Self-description:
"[...] In response of the demands of interdisciplinary research applications, this system aims to construct an integrated GIS-based application infrastructure within the spatial extent of China, in the timeframe of Chinese history, and with the contents of Chinese civilization. Although target users are primarily scholars, academic experts, and school teachers, it is also our goal to provide general spatial- and temporal-based applications This, we hope, will establish a feedback mechanism of continuously collecting research and application results to fertilize the contents of this system and elaborate the value of information integration This system consists of three major components: basic geospatial materials, WebGIS integrated application environment, and thematic information. The fundamental base maps are based on Dr. Tan's "The Historical Atlas of China". "The Historical Atlas of China" provides users with Chinese historical features, covering Chinese history over the past 2000 years, from the ancient time to Qing dynasty. Furthermore, various historical atlas and remote sensing imagery are persistently geo-referenced and overlaid into the system to broaden the spatial and temporal scope."

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Team & People; * Copyrights; * Framework (CCTS System; CCTS Image System, Animation [incl.: Changes of the Administrative Boundaries, Changes of the Place Names, Changes of the Yellow River, Changes of the Capital of China, Changes of China, Changes of the Culture of China]); * Integration (incl.: Historical GIS Database on the Songjiang Region in Late Ming China, Scripta Sinica, The Bibliography of Chinese Local Gazetteers); * Search; * Research (incl.: Buffer Analysis for the Flooding of the Yellow River, Overlay Analysis of the Ming-Qing Jiangnan Market Towns, Distribution of the Han Tombs & Temples, Integration with Fu Shi-Nien Library, Mapping the Journeys of the Song-dynasty Poet Su Dongpo]; * Publications (online documents in Cn., Jap., and En. including: Introduction to Chinese and Taiwan Historical GIS, Chinese and Taiwan Historical GIS briefing, CCTS System User's Guide); * News and Events; * Links; * Mirror Site; * Forum; * Contact Us.

URL http://ccts.sinica.edu.tw/

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ccts.sinica.edu.tw/

Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at-coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
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Chronology of Sino-Tibetan [Diplomatic] Contacts

http://www.c3sindia.org/tibet/240/sino-tibetan-contacts-to-resume


04 May 2008

Chennai Centre For China Studies (C3S), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Self-description:
"[...] His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen will arrive in China on May 3, 2008 for informal talks with representatives of the Chinese leadership. During this brief visit, the envoys will take up the urgent issue of the current crisis in the Tibetan areas. [...] 2. Annexed for background information is a chronology of the past history of contacts between the representatives of His Holiness and the Chinese authorities. This has been prepared and updated periodically by the Dharamsala office of His Holiness."

[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.]

Site contents:
* Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: Hopes and Suspicions (1978-1987); * Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: A Row over the Internationalisation of the Tibet Issue (1987-1990); * Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: Stalemate in Dialogue (1990-1993); * Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: Confrontation (1994-2001); * Sino-Tibetan Dialogue: Renewed Contacts (2002- ).

URL http://www.c3sindia.org/tibet/240/sino-tibetan-contacts-to-resume/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.c3sindia.org - ed.

Link reported by: B. Raman (ram1994--at--vsnl.net)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
NGO
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