On the 12th of February 1912 Puyi, China’s Last Emperor, abdicated. China now commenced into uncharted political territory: ...

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This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 151. On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began in 1937.

The past is never dead, as Faulkner famously said. Beijing appears hell-bent on weaponizing it in its war of words with Japan.

Beijing is looking for an opportunity to exploit differing views of history.

The fentanyl epidemic in the U.S. is intensely tragic for individuals and damaging to society, but it is not without precedent. For nearly a century, widespread Chinese addiction to opium destroyed ...

Taiwan’s president made a genius suggestion a last week. In an interview with a local television station, Lai Ching-te said, with respect to China’s revanchist pretensions to control his country, “If ...

Pope Francis looks at a painted image of the Great Wall of China during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May 1, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Pontifical ...