A collection of articles prepared on the basis of materials from the scientific conference of TsNIKR IKSA RAS (April 17, 2023), continues a series of studies under the heading Historical Events in Chinese Life and Modernity. Based on the comprehensive approach to the study of history and current problems characteristic of Russian Chinese studies, taking into account the factor of the multiplicity of research areas within the framework of the main scientific topic of the Center - China: history and modernity - we single out several sections.