Yeung Yat Hin 杨逸轩

Education:
B.A., The Chinese University of Hong Kong (History)

Research Interest:
Qing History; Maritime History; Legal History; History of International Relations

Self-Introduction:
It is Heaven's way to diminish what is full and nurture what is humble.
It is Earth's way to erode what is full and flow toward what is humble.
Spirits and gods bring calamity upon the full and bestow blessings on the humble.
It is humanity's way to resent the full and cherish the humble.

Humility, even in a position of high honour, shines all the more brilliantly;
and in a lowly position, it remains beyond all challenge.
This is why the noble person always finds a good end.

From Zhouyi 周易, Tuanzhuan 彖傳, Hexagram 15 (Qian 謙 · Humility).

Thesis Advisor:Dr Chan Ying-kit

Thesis Title: In the Shadow of International Trade in Modern East Asia: Transregional Smuggling of Arms in Guangdong and Fujian, 1863-1911 (tentative)

Thesis Research Area:
This research examines arms smuggling in Guangdong and Fujian between 1863 and 1911. Employing maritime history methodology alongside diplomatic history perspectives, it investigates how the Qing central government, regional governors, and revolutionary factions acquired armaments through both legal trade and illicit channels. The study further explores how British and Japanese imperialist actors exploited these transactions to manipulate late Qing political dynamics. Key areas of focus include legal loopholes within the treaty port system, the parallel operation of formal and shadow arms trade networks, and their broader implications for East Asian politics and international relations. The study also proposes a theoretical framework of "maritime imperialism."