CHINA
The Xinhua News Agency reported on July 16 that China’s State Council had announced a round of personnel changes, including the removal of Tan Quan as assistant minister of public security. Tan had served under Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong during Wang’s tenure as Beijing police chief from 2015 to
US Sanctions China for Buying Russian Jets and Missiles
The U.S. State Department has imposed sanctions on a Chinese military company, citing its breach of previous...
Taiwan Buying American Soybeans Amid Sino-US Trade War
Trade officials of the Republic of China (Taiwan) have signed a letter announcing that they will purchase...
Is North Korea Drifting Away From China?
North and South Korea, created by the splitting of the Korean Peninsula into communist and non-communist...
Legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival
After the Lunar New Year, the second-most important Chinese holiday is the zhongqiujie (中秋節), or Mid-Autumn...
Why Chinese Eat Mooncakes
One of the most well-known staples of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake, called yuebing...
The Chinese Government Paints a New Picture of the Cultural Revolution
The decade-long Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was one of the Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong’...
The Fall of China’s Superstar Fan Bingbing
China’s top-paid actress Fan Bingbing has been completely absent from the public for over three months...
The True Jade of He Bian
Jade has been valued since time immemorial in China for its beauty and purity. A well-known story recorded...
The Legacy of China’s First Emperor
China has a history of around 5,000 years, but prior to the Qin Dynasty that began in 221 B.C., the concept...