精彩书摘:
Unbroken Historical Ties/Bound Together By History
In 1954,in the aftermath ofthe Korean War and against abackdrop of the trade embargoand political isolation of Chinaby the Western bloc,Great Britainexpanded diplomatic relations with China.In June of that year,the UK and Chinaagreed to post charges d'affaires in eachother's countries.In September,the Chinesegovernment agreed that the UK could posta charge d'affaires in Shanghai to handlethe affairs of British citizens there.On 17September,the UK's charge d'affaires,arrived in Shanghai.With the permission ofChina's Foreign Ministry,the British diplomatset up his office at 33 East Zhongshan Road,the former address of the British Consulate.Itwas the Cold War,and while on one hand theUK followed the US-led policy of isolatingChina,it also took history and practicality intoaccount.Britain alone among Western bloccountries maintained low-leveldiplomatic relationswith the New China.
In the periodbefore China andthe UK resumed full diplomatic relations,themain responsibilities of the British charged'affaires in Shanghai were to handle mattersconcerning British citizens in China and tonegotiate with the Chinese side any issuesinvolving British enterprises.In addition,the charge did consular work sucn as issuingvisas.He was also sometimes called uponto represent developing countries that didnot have diplomatic relations with China,with the permission of the Foreign Ministry.Then,in March of 1972,China and the UKresumed diplomatic relations.On 17 April1984,the two parties signed the "AgreementConcerning the Establishment of a ChineseConsulate General in Manchesterand the Establishment of aBritish Consulate General inShanghai," which went intoeffect on 14 January 1985.On 2 February 1985,theUK Consul General opened the consulate in Shanghai onYongfu Road.Shanghai,along withthe neighboring provinces of Zhejiang andJiangsu,fell under the consul's jurisdiction.The consular staff's rights and responsibilitieswere spelled out in the 1984 accord and in theVienna Convention on Consular Relations.Sino-British relations entered an era of longprospects,and Shanghai became a stop onmost every Briton's China itinerary.The Consul General PromotesCultural Contacts Since the 1980s,UK consuls toShanghai have expressed hopes for the furtherdevelopement of Sino-British economic,technological and cultural ties in Shanghai andits environs.UK consuls general have beenactive in helping British businesspeople inShanghai by acting as consultants,matchingUK businesses with local businesses,providing information,and promoting Britishimports to China.They have also broughtBritish enterprises into joint ventures like themetro system,the Huangpu River Bridge,and sewage treatment,for all of which the Chineseside was seeking foreign capitaJ and advancedtechnologies.Smaller scale local enterprises,including those involved in textiles,foodprocessing,telecommunications,chemicals,and bicycle manufacturing,also sought toset up joint ventures through the UK consulgeneral.
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作者简介:
Xiong Yuezhi,Vice-President of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences,Chair of its Institute of Historical Research, and Director of itsResearch Center of Chinese Urban History. His major worksinclude Zhang Taiyan, and the introduction part of A GeneralHistory of Shanghai.
内容简介:
Overseas friends and visitors who come to Shanghai must want tolearn how they are culturally tied to this city.To know,to approach,and to become part of Shanghai-just start your dream trip with reading our Map of Foreign C.ultures in Shanghai.
This book shows you around all historical heritages of Shanghai,which is not really so far away from you.
With the guide of miscellaneous maps,you are to meet with a resplendent:profusion of personages,anecdotes,cultural landmarks,famed houses,places of historicalinterest,and social mores.
目录:
Introduction
A Bridge to the Outside Worlci
General Preface
The Dynamic Blending of Chinese and Western Culture in Modern
Shanghai
Ⅰ They Hailed from Great Britain
1.Subjects of' the British Crown
2.The Voyage of the Amherst
3.Shanghai Opens Up:Balfour and the Early Design for the Consulate General
4.Consolidation:From British Settlement to International Settlement
5.British Features of Shanghai
6.Visits to Shanghai by Famous Britons
Ⅱ Dealing with the British
1.From”Barbarian”to”Wcsterner":Trading One Kind of Inequality for Another
2.The Public Garden Crisis
3.Communications:Yangkingpang Creek(Pidgin) English and Chinese
4.We are Shanghailanders:Celebrating Shanghai's First 50 Years as an Open Port
5.Conflict:The May 30th Movement
Ⅲ Those Shanghailanders
1.A Man and a Publishing House
2.Wescern Medicine:William Lockhart and Lester Chinese Hospital
3.The Man Everyone Knexv:The Legendary Life of John Fryer
4.Shanghai's Media Mogul:Ernest Major and his Shen-Pao
5.The Peerless Tycoon:Henry Lester
6.In Search of Dreams:An Englishman's Shanghai Story
Ⅳ Little England in Shanghai
I.What They Ate:A Feast of Chinese-Western Fusion
2.Leisure:Shanghai Kaleidoscope
3.Their Obsession:Everybody Loved Horseracing
4.Reading:A Copy of North China Daily News in Every Hand
Ⅴ British Architecture in Shanghai
1.The English Club:A Gathering Place
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Ⅵ England and Shanghaiin the New China
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