Tag: Chinese history
Qian Mu Read a Party Proclamation for Three Minutes—and Chose Exile
By Chen Jing Saving a last breath for Chinese civilization: Qian Mu and the newspaper that decided...
The True ‘Two-Faced Man:’ How Lin Biao Was Eliminated Through a Bureaucratic Killing
By Fu Longshan Lin Biao’s death was not an accident, nor a failed escape Lin Biao did not die because...
From Xinyang to Zero-COVID: A History of Unchecked Authority
By Chen Jing Lives devoured by politics In modern Chinese history, the “Xinyang Incident” in Henan...
Hu Yaobang: Betrayed, Broken, and Silenced by the CCP
By Fu Longshan In official Chinese textbooks, Hu Yaobang’s life ends with three sterile words: “died...
From Hua Tuo to Shaolin: The Deep Roots of Medicine and Kung Fu in China
Throughout Chinese history, many of the greatest physicians were also accomplished martial artists. The...
The Life of Zhao Ziyang: What His Experiences Reveal About the CCP’s Brutality
By Zhang Yuming A former section chief surnamed Zhang once told me that when the mass rally was convened...
Memories of Jining: A Elderly Survivor of Tyranny Quits the Chinese Communist Party
The Tuidang movement, started in November 2004, encourages Chinese around the world to renounce their...
Mao Zedong and the Myth of His Son’s ‘Heroic Sacrifice’ in the Korean War
By Yan Changhai For more than seventy years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has promoted a carefully...
Tang Emperors in Stone: The First Stele of Xi’an’s Stele Forest
By Jingrong A stele that greets every visitor At the entrance of the Xi’an Stele Forest Museum...
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...
Nie Rongzhen: The Marshal Who Quietly Shaped the 1976 Power Struggle
By He Zi When the story of the Gang of Four’s downfall is told, the script almost always centers on...
Why Mao Feared Huang Wanli: The ‘Chosen Rightist’ Who Refused to Break
China’s Anti-Rightist Campaign swallowed more than half a million intellectuals, but very few left a...