China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots ...

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history ...

Performers form the figure 100 at a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Monday, June 28, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan History ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? With the publication of the Japanese version of the book, what do you want to say to Japanese readers, especially given the background of ...

The Communist Party has anointed him one of its revered leaders, paving the way for an already powerful leader to wield even greater influence. By Chris Buckley Xi Jinping’s drive to extend his ...

When news from China is totally unforeseen and utterly confusing, your experienced Chi-spert (“China expert”), nothing daunted, falls back on history. The historian’s type of after-the-fact ...

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.

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but ...