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CHINESE HISTORY

Mao Zedong Spent His Final Years in Clinical Paranoia, His Personal Physician Wrote

To the Party that still venerates him, Mao Zedong was an infallible titan who stood astride history. The private record tells a different story: a man who refused medicine because

The June Fourth Incident Was a Tiananmen Massacre Combined with a Nationwide Crackdown in China

What was June Fourth? June Fourth was not the suppression of a riot, not a crowd-clearing operation, and not merely the enforcement of martial law. Rather, the author argues that
PLA Daily Journalist Jiang Lin Alleges Systematic Rewriting Of June Fourth History
June Fourth Survivor Li Shuangde Recounts Being Wounded and Rescued by Beijing Residents
Sheng Xue on the 1989 Chinese Democracy Movement: From Pleas for Political Rehabilitation to the Reckoning of History
A Chinese Law Student Who Joined the 1989 Tiananmen Hunger Strike Recalls the Six Weeks That Led to the Massacre
Zhao Ziyang’s Secret Verdict on Tiananmen: Li Peng Demanded the Shooting, Deng Xiaoping Gave the Order
Hidden for Decades: Restored Tiananmen Footage Offers Unfiltered View of June 4
Jiang Zemin Ridiculed by CCP ‘Red Second Generation’: A Photo Too Fake to Be True
At Deng Xiaoping’s farewell ceremony in 1997, then–Party leader Jiang Zemin appeared overcome with emotion...
Lin Biao’s Fatal Choice: From Rising Star to Eternal Infamy
Lin Biao was once hailed as a military prodigy — the hero of Pingxingguan, the young general Mao Zedong...
From Democracy Wall to Secret Executions: Yang Shangkun’s Diary on Hu and Deng
Recently unearthed excerpts from "Yang Shangkun’s Diary" shed new light on private conversations between...
Asian Leaders Mark 80 Years Since Japanese Surrender in World War II
On and around Aug. 15, countries in Asia and around the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of Japan's...
36 Years After Tiananmen, Chinese Democracy Activists Reflect on the Past and See Hope for Future Change
TORONTO, Ontario — Members of the overseas Chinese dissident community held a forum on May 27 to commemorate...
When Fortune Fades: Two Cautionary Tales of Wealth Without Virtue From Qing China
We want money. And yes, money solves problems, pays the bills, buys the toys. But there’s a vast chasm...
Convictions of Tiananmen Vigil Group Dropped by Hong Kong Court
On Mar. 6, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal lifted convictions placed on human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung...
Hong Kong’s Dinosaur Fossil Discovery on Port Island Ushers in New Era of Tourism
In an extraordinary new find that has captivated scientists and locals alike, Hong Kong has uncovered...
How Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong Handled a Treasured Edition of Ancient China’s ‘Twenty-Four Histories
The two most important historical figures of 20th-century China are undoubtedly Chiang Kai-shek — who...