Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as long-lasting civilizations, enduring for thousands of years. But which of these societies lasted the longest? It turns out, that's not ...

Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site located in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province Photo: Courtesy of National ...

Editors’ note: Angelo M. Codevilla, who died on September 21, 2021, was reviewing final edits on this essay at the time of his death. Since few doubt that the increasingly numerous Chinese people are ...

An earthquake nearly 3,000 years ago may be the culprit in the mysterious disappearance of one of China's ancient civilizations, new research suggests. The massive temblor may have caused catastrophic ...

Sanxingdui was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in China’s fertile Sichuan Basin for several hundred years before mysteriously disappearing around 1100 or 1200 B.C. Around the same time, a ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

The claim that China is 5,000 years old conflates “Chinese civilization” with the modern nation-state of the People’s Republic of China. The problem with what is sometimes referred to as “the 5,000 ...

Tencent, China's leading game company, saw its overseas revenue rise to more than 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) for the ...

Last year, President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Accord. By contrast, President Xi Jinping staked out China’s role as a committed player to tackle climate change. The ...

People attend the Chinese culture night event at the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Nov. 26, 2025.