Hong Kong Shue Yan University Library Blog

Chatham House Online Archive provides searchable research publications, meeting audio recordings, and transcriptions that enable users to explore nearly ninety years of expert analysis and commentary on international policy. This archive is divided into two parts:

1.      Part I, 1920-1979
This part contains nearly 60 years of high-level analysis and research on global trends, key events, and issues, from the aftermath of World War I to the Cold War.

2.      Part II, 1980-2008
This part contains high-level analysis and research on global trends and key events and issues from the latter part of Cold War to the War on Terror.

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State Papers Online Colonial: Asia records Britain’s administration and governance of countries under colonial rule, their international relations over the period, and the changing demographics and daily life of their inhabitants.

Part III: The Malay States, Malaya, and Straits Settlements module includes material focused on the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, and the Federation of Malaya, along with their relationships with other regions, spanning from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries.

·         Date span: 1807-1965

·         Types of documents: original correspondence, letter/entry books of incoming and outgoing letters, maps, photographs

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CSMAR (China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database) is a comprehensive research-oriented database focusing on China’s finance and economy. This platform aggregates economic and financial data from China, providing direct access to trusted data available. 

For the recommended journal papers on the homepage, the access links have not been provided. However, you can also access them by searching on the library’s subscribed CNKI platform (中國期刊全文數據庫) to read the full text. 

The CSMAR Database is now available for trial until 26 Jun 2025. 

Access link: https://bit.ly/csmardb

Regional China and the West presents the history of China’s treaty ports and regional diplomatic relations from 1759–1972.

It provides a significant complement to our subscribed databases “Imperial China and the West, Part I and II”. 

You will find valuable insights into Chinese-Western relations, ranging from diplomacy to trade, economy, law, and politics, in a collection that includes manuscripts, photographs, and maps. 

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