Tag: Chinese military history
Li Jing: The Tang Dynasty General Who Chose to Retire at the Height of His Power
The Sui dynasty's collapse, foreseen but ignored In the final years of the Sui dynasty, Emperor Yang...
Mao Ordered Troops Not to Fight Japan, Wartime Record and Lushan Documents Show
China’s War of Resistance Against Japan from 1937 to 1945 required sustained military engagement across...
Peng Dehuai Deeply Wounded by Political Accusations, Died Without Clearing His Name
At a Politburo Standing Committee meeting on Aug. 1, 1959, Lin Biao told those present: “This is not...
How Zhou Enlai Survived Mao’s Cultural Revolution While Every Other CCP Leader Fell
Zhou Enlai served as the Chinese Communist Party's prime minister for 26 years, and to this day many...
When a Desperate Escape to Taiwan Ended in a Fatal Shootdown
By Yifan Yang In the turbulent decades following 1949, a number of Chinese Communist troops attempted...