Nanjing University Hosts Book Release and Expert Review Meeting for ‘The History of Drug Control in China (Five Volumes)’

April 8,The new book release and expert and scholar review meeting of “The History of Drug Control in China (Five Volumes)” was held at Nanjing University Press. Chen Yunsong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing University, Wang Yueqing, vice president of the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, and Zhu Qingbao, editor-in-chief of “China’s Anti-Drug History” and director of the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, attended the event and delivered speeches. The meeting was chaired by Wang Wenjun, President of Nanjing University Press.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 185th anniversary of the end of cigarette smoking in Humen. At this important time point, Nanjing University Press solemnly launches “The History of Drug Control in China”, which is an important part of Nanjing University’s “Strive Action” to build a modern civilization for the Chinese nation. Results. The book is edited by Professor Zhu Qingbao, director of the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University and dean of the Institute of History at Jiangnan University. It is a key book publishing planning project of the National “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” and a project funded by the National Publishing Fund.

Chen Yunsong pointed out in his speech that “China’s Anti-Drug History” has rich historical materials and a complete system, and is the latest representative achievement in the study of China’s anti-drug history. The history of drug control is not a special topic history in the ordinary sense. It is an insurmountable part of China’s modern social history, revolutionary history, and foreign relations. Researching and publishing the history of China’s drug control provides some historical enlightenment for today’s anti-drug work, and provides countermeasures and suggestions for the goal of promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities in the field of drug control. It not only has great academic value, but also has important social significance and practical significance. Last year, Nanjing University established the country’s first Institute of Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation, which is a major step taken by Nanjing University to fully implement and practice General Secretary Xi Jinping’s spiritual instructions on building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The clear stance and attitude of the Chinese nation on drug control issues presented in “The History of Drug Control in China”, as well as the unyielding struggle and courageous spirit of resistance in the process of drug control, are all part of the journey of building a modern civilization for the Chinese nation. Pen.

Zhu Qingbao briefly reviewed the writing and publishing process of the book, and expressed his gratitude to Nanjing University, Jiangnan University, Nanda Press and the author team. He pointed out that “The History of Drug Control in China” is the first general history of drug control in China, and it conducts in-depth research and systematic summary of China’s drug control process over more than 200 years. In terms of the use of historical materials, a lot of newly excavated archival materials and English and Japanese materials were used. In addition, “China’s Anti-Drug History” is the first to systematically and in-depth study the anti-drug history in the early days of the founding of New China, reveals the impact and significance of anti-drug work on the new people’s power and China’s social changes, and provides reference and guidance for China’s anti-drug work under the new situation. refer to. Zhu Qingbao said that as a historian, he deeply feels the great responsibility and hopes that by summarizing the experience and lessons from China’s anti-drug history, it can provide useful enlightenment for the current Chinese and international anti-drug work.

Wang Yueqing said that “The History of Drug Control in China” not only focuses on the successes, failures and gains and losses of different actors since the Qing Dynasty from a macro perspective, but also discusses in detail micro-drug control cases in different eras, especially the Chinese Communist Party’s governance of tobacco and drug issues in the early days of the founding of New China. Excellence is explored in depth. “China’s Anti-Drug History” has a clear purpose, rich archival documents, systematic framework structure, and significant practical value. It has made great progress in the breadth and depth of research on China’s anti-drug history, and provides a good research perspective for domestic and foreign anti-drug history research. and methods.

In his speech, Wang Wenjun welcomed all experts and scholars to the publishing house. He said that “The History of China’s Anti-Drug” examines anti-drug in the historical context of more than two hundred years, highlighting the unprecedented achievements of the Chinese Communist Party in the anti-drug cause at the beginning of the Republic, and is important for understanding the role of the Chinese Communist Party in political power construction and social governance. This experience provides vivid and rich historical materials for understanding the history of the Communist Party of China and the history of the People’s Republic of China. It is hoped that through this new book launch, the influence of “China’s Anti-Drug History” will be further expanded and the research and development of related academic projects will be promoted. NTU will also continue to use high-quality, high-quality academic works to further promote the study of anti-drug history and deepen the understanding of modern history.

At the book donation ceremony, Zhu Qingbao, Chen Yunsong, and Sun Leqiang, director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Nanjing University, represented the author team and Nanjing University and donated books to the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, Humen Opium War Museum, Nanjing University Library, and Jiangnan University Library respectively.

The subsequent evaluation meeting conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on “The History of Drug Control in China”. Heads of the Nanjing University Party Committee Propaganda Department, School of History, Research Center for the History of the Republic of China, Gulou Campus Library, Nanjing University Press, Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, Opium War Museum and other units, as well as representatives from the China National Academy of Painting, Jiangnan University, and Nanjing Information Engineering Experts and scholars from universities and research institutions such as the University and Jinling Institute of Science and Technology attended the meeting. The participating experts and scholars unanimously affirmed the value and significance of the project and put forward valuable suggestions for further promotion of the book.

Cui Zhiqing, a professor at the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, said that “The History of Drug Control in China” spans a long time and it is difficult to collect historical materials. The author team uses historical methods based on rich and sufficient archival materials, as well as the theories and methods of related disciplines. , the overall structure of the work is rigorous, the theme is prominent, and it is of great significance. I hope that the author team will continue to work hard and provide lessons for the international anti-drug cause. Tang Lipeng, deputy director of the Opium War Museum, said that as part of cultural construction, the publicity function of the museum requires academic support. The research results of scholars are the basis for anti-drug propaganda. “China’s Anti-Drug History” will become an important reference book for museum research and publicity. Wang Jianhua, director of the Department of Social Sciences at Jiangnan University, expressed the hope that the author team will continue to explore research on the history of anti-drugs in real scenarios that meets the needs of the times. Liu Dayu, deputy dean of the Institute of History of Jiangnan University, believes that this work has three significant combinations, namely, the combination of originality and innovation, the combination of systematicity and three-dimensionality, and the combination of history and reality. Jiang Liangqin, executive director of the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, said that the work has an international perspective and innovative nature, and provides an academic demonstration in terms of comprehensiveness of archives and solid and rigorous research. Li Yu, deputy director of the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, expressed the hope that the author team will continue to explore the systematic, professional, and social functions of this work, create a graphic version, and strengthen social popularization. Yue Qianhou, a professor at the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, expressed the hope that the author team will pay attention to oral materials in subsequent research and explore the value of historical materials. At the same time, they should adhere to an international perspective and combine Chinese anti-drug research with global non-traditional security research. The author team Zhang Nan, Yang Changnian, and Liu Ting would like to thank their supervisors for inspiring academic interest and the publisher for their assistance in the publishing process. Anti-drug research is more difficult in archival collection. We would like to thank the experts for their suggestions. We will continue to dig deeper into the information and research on anti-drug research. Deeply cultivated in the field of historical research. Yang Jinrong, President of the Academic Branch of Nanjing University Press, said that the study of anti-drug history is a grand topic that involves many aspects such as economy, politics, society, and Sino-foreign relations. The professionalism of the author team is worthy of admiration.

Zhang Sheng, Dean of the School of History of Nanjing University, said in his concluding speech that this work is the brand result of the author team and has great academic value. The results are not followed blindly. This project is the result of a major project, which not only answers major concerns but also cultivates a team of research talents. This research and publication model is worth learning from.

It is reported that academic seminars and publicity and promotion activities related to “China’s Anti-Drug History” are being actively carried out.