When the Chinese Communist Party took power in 1949 it declared the long “Century of Humiliation” finally over and promised ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Sign up to receive China Brief in your inbox every Tuesday. A Brief History of ...

China's final imperial dynasty, the Qing, collapsed under the weight of multiple uprisings both from within and without. Despite achieving impressive economic growth during the 18th century—fueled by ...

Introduction: Beyond the forbidden city; Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities; Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors; Han architecture; And age of turmoil: three kingdoms, two jins ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In San Jose Park off Phelan Avenue, there are a number of cultural museums, each detailing the rich history of those cultures in San Jose and the greater South Bay Area. One of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In September 2015, President Xi Jinping stood in the Rose Garden next to President Barack Obama and made an unambiguous commitment ...

Chinese president Xi Jinping has declared a monopoly on narratives not only about today's China but also about its ancient and more recent past. In that process, any diverging narrative or piece of ...

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.

It has been quite a week. In fact, it has been quite a start to the year. The news cycle never stops – but it has rarely moved faster. Donald Trump’s threats to invade Panama seem an aeon ago – even ...