Vietnamese often speak of a long history of domination at Chinese hands, while Chinese youths are taught that Vietnamese territory was previously part of China. In this July 24, 2016, file photo, Vietnamese protesters shout slogans while showing an anti ...

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. Since the end of the subsequent Chinese Civil War, this ...

As China continues to thrive, Western observers are beginning to rethink past assumptions about the country's future You can perhaps judge the rise and decline of a society by the quality of its public intellectuals.

Knowing China is more important than ever in this era of China-U.S. strategic competition, and the field of China Studies bears the responsibility to generate a broader and deeper understanding of China. Researchers have done an excellent job, especially ...

China was hermetically closed for decades after the Communist Party came to power in 1949. Even today, access to primary sources, not least party archives, remains haphazard at best. The party controls history, not only its own but also that of its ...

Paul Salopek spent three years crossing the communist country on foot while witnessing the forces reshaping it. Read the latest adventure in his bold quest to walk the entire world. Mao Zedong, whose leadership of China’s Communist Party was cemented ...

To properly navigate China-US relations, we must adopt a broader perspective and a longer-term vision. Looking back over the past half-century, one of the most significant events in international relations is the restoration and development of China-US relations,