Napoléon « porte trois fois le turban vert » : tendances démocratique et féministe dans la culture des médias urbains à l’aube de la République de Chine by Chen Jianhua

“…On the other hand, due to Yuan Shikai’s dictatorship, the representations of a demonized Napoleon implied a democratic demand. …”
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«Was there Kolchak?»: the reasons and results of the Russian naval officer participation in political history by S. V. Novikov

“…The author believes that Admiral Kolchak’s activities in Siberia are the reflection of the Anglo-French contradictions and attempts by the British and Americans to create a figure equal to Yuan Shikai, given the deformation of the colonial aspects of the Entente countries’ policy in relation to Russia and the growing contradictions among the antiBolshevik forces. …”
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When "Macbeth" Meets Chinese Opera: A Crossroad of Humanity by Li Xingxing

“…Macbeth was firstly adapted into a folk play Theft of a Nation during the modern play period, to mock Yuan Shikai’s restoration of the monarchy, who was considered as a usurper of Qing dynasty, followed by Li Jianwu’s adaptation Wang Deming, Kun opera Bloody Hands, Taiwanese version of Beijing opera Lust and the City, Hong Kong version of Cantonese opera The Traitor, Macao version of small theater play If I were the King, Anhui opera Psycho, Shaoxing opera General Ma Long, Wu opera Bloody Sword, a monodrama of Sichuan opera Lady Macbeth, and an experimental Kun opera Lady. …”
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