https://www.scmp.com/rss/328205/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised Wang Gungwu for his services to Australia-Asia relations, the eminent historian responded with typical grace – even if some attached an air of sadness to that which he left unsaid. “It is an honour. Australia from the 1960s to the 1980s led the Western world in its keenness to understand the new Asia. I was privileged to be among those who tried to make that wish come true. It was a most exciting time,” Wang told the National University of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2158755/wang-gungwu-scholar-who-helped-west-understand-china-and-new-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2158755/wang-gungwu-scholar-who-helped-west-understand-china-and-new-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Aug 2018 05:01:50 +0000