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2 unusual facts about Jonathan Spence


Treason by the Book

Treason by the Book, by Jonathan Spence, is a fast-paced historical account of the Zeng Jing (曾靜) case which took place during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of China, around the 1730s.

Vasco Calvo

China scholar Jonathan Spence says there is no evidence—nor much likelihood—of any mixed Sino-Euro family until much closer to the end of the 16th century.



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