China
The Volunteer Armies of Northeast China
When the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931, resistance came not from the Chinese government, but from plucky local groups who waged guerrilla war, Anthony Coogan uncovers their little-known story and explains why it remained so.
Hong Kong's Missing History
Kate Lowe on Hong Kong's forgotten anniversary.
Canada's Chinese Connection
Penelope Johnston describes China's revered North American hero
The Beatification of Comrade Zhou Enlai
Dick Wilson explores the enigma of the Chinese Communist leader and premier.
Commerce and Confucianism: The Merchants of Huizhou
Michael Dillon looks at the little-known and less appreciated activities of a trader class that provided a solid base for the prosperity the Ming and Qing Chinese empires.
The Xi’an Incident: The Beginning of the End for Chiang Kai-shek
The Xi'an Incident, a tragi-comic sequence of mutiny and kidnapping, marked a crucial stage in the struggle between Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists and Mao Zedong’s Communists.
The Shipwrecked Remainders of Europe's China Boom
The recent recovery of large quantities of porcelain from the South China seas highlights eighteenth-century Europe's insatiable desire for tableware from the Orient.
China and World History
Paul Dukes interprets the heritage of China in the context of global history
Makers of the Twentieth Century: Mao Zedong
That Mao Zedong has changed the course of modern history is beyond dispute. the extent of his influence, both in China and abroad, has however been a matter of fierce debate since his death in 1976.