An Assessment of Ambassador Luo Jialun’s Mission to India
Luo Jialun (1897– 1969) was the first Ambassador of the Republic of China to India. In his tenure as Ambassador to India (1947– 9), he had intensive interactions with leaders of newly independent India. He was also often consulted for his expertise and opinions related to nation building. Unfortunately, his ambassadorship ended in December 1949 after New Delhi decided to recognise the communist-ruled People’s Republic of China and break off diplomatic ties with the Republic of China. Acknowledging that Luo’s diplomatic career in India has not received much publicity, this article tries to establish the significance of his India mission. The article argues that Luo should not be blamed for the severance of diplomatic relations between India and the Republic of China, which was affected by the global and regional systemic changes resulting from the defeat of the Nationalist government in China. Despite the eventual severance of ties, Luo’s passage to India from May 1947 to January 1950 was largely productive. He had relied on his knowledge and experience to fulfil his assignment as an envoy.
"The Divergent Person" in Modern China:Re-understanding of Life and Thought of Luo Jialun
In contemporary China,especially in contemporary academic circle of China's mainland,the studies of historical figure Luo Jialun in The Republic of China have been consciously or unconsciously ignored for a long time as a "marginalized" dead corner Once the classical democratic solider Wen Yiduo accused Luo Jialun as a character whose success was relied on The May 4th Movement and finally degenerated to be an anti-democrat character.It seemed that a final judgment of Luo Jialun was pronounced in politics.However,it is of valuable and typical significance to penetrate the historical mist and break the long-term historically "labeled or symbolized" prejudice against Luo Jialun,and give new explanations to his life and thought from the studies of intellectual perspective.
Britain and the Problem of International Disarmament: 1919-1934
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Concept and Context of Disarmament, 1919-1934 3. The Human Element 4. The Lloyd George Coalition Government, 1918-1922 5. The Conservative Governments, 1922-1923, and the First Labour Government, 1924 6. The Conservative Government, 1924-1929 7. The Labour Government, 1929-1931 8. The National Government, 1931-1934 9. Conclusion Bibliography