Experts in the language, culture, and people of China
"China Hand" redirects here. For the card game, see Shithead (card game).
The term China Hand originally referred to 19th-century merchants in the treaty ports of China, but came to be used for anyone with expert knowledge of the language, culture, and people of China. In 1940s America, the term China Hands came to refer to a group of American diplomats, journalists, and soldiers who were known for their knowledge of China and influence on U.S. policy before, during, and after World War II. During and after the Cold War, the term China watcher became popularized: and, with some overlap, the term sinologist also describes a China expert in English, particularly in academic contexts or in reference to the expert's academic background.
Zhongguo tong (simplified Chinese: 中国通; traditional Chinese: 中國通; pinyin: Zhōngguó tōng; lit. 'China expert'), sometimes translated as "old China Hand", refers to a foreigner who shows a familiarity with, or affinity for, Chinese language and culture.[1]
^John DeFrancis ABC Chinese-English Dictionary (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1996), p. 800.
expert knowledge of the language, culture, and people of China. In 1940s America, the term ChinaHands came to refer to a group of American diplomats, journalists...
"China in Your Hand" is a song by English pop group T'Pau from their debut studio album, Bridge of Spies (1987). A re-recorded version was released as...
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with...
still ongoing is the Old ChinaHands Reunion of 1996. Between September 3 and 9 of that year 1,100 former residents of China from all corners of the world...
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most...
Hurley and the powerful pro-Nationalist China Lobby orchestrated the recall or dismissal of American "ChinaHands" who favored cutting ties with the Nationalists...
Chinese culture (simplified Chinese: 中华文化; traditional Chinese: 中華文化; pinyin: Zhōnghuá wénhuà) is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands...
concealed hand can be valuable in scoring. Hong Kong mahjong does not award concealed melds/hands as generously as others. Concealed hands only the case...
approximately 3,550 Chinese laundries. According to a first hand account: Chinese laundrymen relied on their hands. On the door of every Chinese laundry were...
in China are Chinese authors, writing in Chinese for Chinese audiences. Others include western "old Chinahands" and journalists. Notable Chinese business...
Soviet Union. John Paton Davies Jr. was among the "ChinaHands" who were blamed for the loss of China. While they predicted a Communist victory, they did...
term China Hands, which referred to knowledgeable businesspeople who made political commentary from inside mainland China: after the Chinese Communist...
face. Chinesehand fans A round fan with a Chinese painting, a type of rigid fan; late Qing dynasty. A woman holding a flat oval fan with a Chinese painting...
The hand cannon (simplified Chinese: 火铳; traditional Chinese: 火銃; pinyin: huǒchòng or 手铳; 手銃; shǒuchòng), also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the...
relations with the new China would be in the American national interest, the China Lobby and many other Americans accused the ChinaHands of selling out an...
indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a...
Pushing hands, Push hands or tuishou (alternately spelled tuei shou or tuei sho) is a two-person training routine practiced in internal Chinese martial...
Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands, was an 18th-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard...
true grasping hands appear in the mammalian order of primates. Hands must also have opposable thumbs, as described later in the text. The hand is located...
Sohu. "UPDATE 4-Chinahands drugmaker GSK record $489 mln fine for paying bribes". Reuters. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2020-01-09. "Chinahands drugmaker GSK...
or unwanted substances stuck to the hands. Drying of the washed hands is part of the process as wet and moist hands are more easily recontaminated. If...
August 2019). "Migrant worker's death at hands of Taiwan police highlights failings in labour system". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original...
The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods...
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