BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, ...

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

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

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 Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S.’ Asia policy. This ...

Problems and perspectives -- China's natural environment and early human settlement to 1000 BCE -- States, wars, and farms: environmental change in ancient and early imperial China, 1000 BCE-300 CE -- ...

The status of Taiwan remains one of the most contested topics in modern geopolitics and one of the most misrepresented. This analysis cuts through political spin to examine Taiwan’s deep historical, ...

China's history is a brutal cycle of power, paranoia, and collapse, repeating across dynasties. Despite rebranding, the ...

People's Daily and other Chinese state newspapers report on a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China's victory in World War II, Beijing, Sept. 4, 2025 (Yomiuri Shimbun photo via ...