CHINESE HISTORY
Inside Mao’s Inner Circle: Tan Zhenlin’s ‘Three Regrets’ and a Chilling Reply
Wu Faxian, former commander of the Chinese Communist Party’s air force, left behind a memoir that stands...
Was the Yuan Dynasty Chinese? Rethinking China’s Identity Beyond Ethnicity and Empire
The debate reflects a broader shift in historical interpretation. In modern discourse, particularly under...
Wu Zuguang’s 1998 Speech in Beijing: Calling Mao a ‘Bandit’ and the Applause That Followed
In August 1998, inside a modest bookstore near the China Art Museum in Beijing, a routine literary event...
Chinese Prisoner Sentenced 20 Years for a Diary: A Cultural Revolution Memoir
I first met Yang Lin at a prison transfer station in Chongqing. It was the spring and summer of 1969...
Deng Xiaoping’s 18-Day Vietnam War and Why China Avoids Military Conflict Over Iran
In February 1979, Chinese troops crossed into northern Vietnam. Eighteen days later, Beijing declared...
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards Destroy Confucius Temple and Tombs in Qufu, Led by Tan Houlan
The statue of Confucius stood for centuries in the main hall of his temple in Qufu. It was pulled down...
Lin Huiyin’s Early Death and Liang Sicheng’s Persecution: A Cultural Tragedy Under CCP Rule
Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin entered the 20th century as heirs to both tradition and modernity. Trained...
How Jiang Zemin’s Power Maneuvering Altered China’s Leadership Succession
By Chen Pokong, Commentary During China’s reform and opening era, Jiang Zemin was rarely credited...
From Mao’s Sparrow Killings to Xi’s Zero-COVID: Critics Warn of a Recurring Pattern in China
In the late 1950s, millions of Chinese citizens were mobilized in a nationwide effort to eradicate sparrows...
