CHINA
Japan’s ‘Understand and Respect’ Remarks on Taiwan: What Takaichi Really Meant
Japan’s recent parliamentary exchanges have reignited debate over a single diplomatic phrase—one that...
The Chinese Vice President Han Zheng’s New Absence Is Not a Defection to Russia
By Li Deyan Chinese vice president Han Zheng has not appeared in public since early November, a silence...
US Ends Engagement Era: Anti-Communism Week Signals Strategic Reset on China
By Meng Hao The United States has upended three decades of China policy in less than a month—and Beijing...
Did a ‘Seven-Pillar Sacrifice’ Cause the Hung Fuk Court Tragedy?
By Cai Siyun On the afternoon of Nov. 26, a fire ripped through Hong Kong’s Hung Fuk Court, igniting...
Frugality, Luxury, and Legacy: How Screens Shaped Imperial China
By Dai Dongni Screens are among the oldest forms of furniture in Chinese civilization, appearing as...
China’s Absurd New Reality: Where Loyalty and Honesty Are Both Punished
In recent weeks, China’s internet has been roiled by a new wave of turbulence. Within days, two of the...
Zhou Enlai and the Famine Beijing Chose to Ignore
By Yitian In the China of the early 1960s, famine was not a rumor-it was a landscape. Villages emptied...
Lan Tianli’s Fall Exposes the Limits of Xi’s Anti-Corruption Drive
By Jintao Paian Beijing had spent months hinting at a sweeping campaign that would curb the influence...
Princess Wencheng’s Journey Along the Tea-Horse Road
By Xiao Jing A line from a Yuan-dynasty drama echoes across centuries: “Managing a household begins...
