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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China should establish an "original" knowledge system regarding the history of its border regions to mitigate security risks from ...

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought porcelain, tea and other goods from Asia to Africa, the Middle East and Europe ...

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 -- ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

In the fast-changing world of the 21st century, few stories are as remarkable as the rise of China. Nations grow and decline, ...

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