New edition makes Chinese history easy for foreign scholars

As interest in China grows around the world, especially in the West, scholars at home are trying to help their foreign counterparts better understand Chinese history.

The first step in that direction is to overcome the language barrier, says Zhang Haipeng, head of the Association of Chinese Historians.

Thirty Years of Chinese History Studies-a book that covers imperial and modern China, up to the initial stages of the economic reforms - has been translated in English.