Li Hung-chang (1823-1901), Chinese soldier, statesman, diplomat, and industrialist, was one of the most powerful and influential officials in China and a leader of the Self-strengthening movement. During the latter half of the 19th century China had to...

(1823–1901), Chinese official. Li Hongzhang was a leading Chinese official of the latter half of the nineteenth century. A Confucian scholar, Li served under Zeng Guofan (1811–1872) and helped suppress the Taiping Rebellion...

Li Hongzhang, Marquis Suyi of the First Class, (February 15, 1823 – November 7, 1901) was a Chinese general who ended several major rebellions, and a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire. He served in important positions of the Imperial...

Promise the check is in the mail. Promise you'll respect him in the morning. Promise her anything, but if the topic is skiing, give her a short drive to a big mountain, a warm parka and a hot toddy. Or leave her home. ...

Let's not be naive. Presidents, like diplomats, at times go forth and lie for their country. But when they use lies, repeated over and over, to deceive their own people, democracy is at risk. America recently went through a week of celebration...