Imperialism not Confined (o West: Prof. MacNair on Chinese History In an instructive lecture on Wednesday afternoon, on China's International Relationships, Professor H. F. MucNair took up the political and commercial connexions of the Ming period, following upon the overthrow of the Mongols. Two popular misapprehensions dispelled by Mr. MacNair at the opening of his "address were, first that there were no significant relationships: between China and Europe before ie 18th and 19th centuries, and cond that China had always maintained an exclusive _attitud Prior to this period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) the attempts of Westerners to trade, explore, Christianity to' China had ideal but now, with the explorations of Columbus, Da Gama and Magellan, kings and companies were glad to stand behind the advent souls who sought to get to China,
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