"Chinese Labour Corps: the first world war’s forgotten" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Aug 2019 10:21 p.m. PST |
…. army, all but airbrushed out of history. "An imposing memorial, carved from white Hunan marble, is poised to make the same long journey to Europe as the men that it commemorates. The monument, a 9.6-metre-high huabiao – a traditional ceremonial column – is in the final stage of production at a stonemasons in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. When finished, it will honour the tens of thousands of Chinese who, a century ago, served on the first world war's Western Front. Once erected in London, the huabiao will serve as a permanent reminder of the men sent to save the overstretched Allies. Their deployment was a tactical move by China's fledgling Republican government, which was seeking respect and a place at the top table of world affairs. It was a policy gamble that ultimately failed, and one that resonates powerfully in China to this day…"
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| Bruce Wallace | 01 Sep 2019 5:44 p.m. PST |
Thank you Tango01 for such a great article. The publication is excellent too! Regards, Bruce |
| Wackmole9 | 02 Sep 2019 10:32 a.m. PST |
They also stayed for most of the 1920's clean up the battlefields in france & Belgium. |
| Tango01 | 02 Sep 2019 11:02 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
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 Legion 4   | 04 Sep 2019 7:47 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 04 Sep 2019 12:54 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it too my good friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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| Legion 4 | 08 Sep 2019 8:13 a.m. PST |
I'm a big fan of getting out in the open all parts of history. And the Chinese that worked with the UK, France and Russia did provide a lot. Indirectly or directly to the war effort. I had little knowledge of the CLC, etc. |
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dips his toe into the Russo-Japanese War.
