Chinese History: Primary Resources

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A Hong Kong–based English-language newspaper published since 1903.

A comprehensive database of English-language renderings of official edicts and memorials from the Qing dynasty, from the Macartney Mission in 1793 to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912.

Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines from around the world, as well as television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.

Provides worldwide coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business and PR newswires, and much more.

Includes current and archived news content from more than 12,700 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories across the world, providing access to global, regional and local news.

Law resources in English & Chinese

Searchable database which includes publications from the American Society of International Law and yearbooks and serials from around the world, as well as the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series.

Provides a wide variety of original source material and perspectives on China's interactions with the West, from Macartney's first Embassy to China in 1793, through to the Nixon and Heath visits to China in 1972 and 1974.

Features secondary resources spanning the last three centuries, including scholarly essays, a chronology, mini guides and a visual resources gallery, as well as extremely rare pamphlets from the Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia at Cornell University Library.

Major human rights violations worldwide from 1900-2010

Features publications from the Church Missionary Society (CMS), the South American Missionary Society and the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society (CEZMS) between 1804 and 2009.