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Chiang Kai-shek
June 25, 2019
When a China Propaganda Campaign Infiltrated the United States
By Robert Farley
The case of a pro-Nationalist propaganda network in the United States in the 1930s reinforces the fact that foreign interference in U.S. politics is far from new.
February 27, 2019
The 228 Incident Still Haunts Taiwan
By James X. Morris
From memorials to vandalism, Taiwan continues to remember its history -- and debate its future.
October 29, 2018
The Great Debate: Chiang Kai-shek's Role in 21st Century Taiwan
By James X. Morris
As transitional justice moves forward in Taiwan, references to its authoritarian past are being removed or vandalized.
December 27, 2017
The Last Jedi and the Founding Mythology of the Chinese Communist Party
By Robert Farley
What the new Star Wars film and the Chinese Communist Party's founding myths have in common.
February 22, 2017
Taiwan's Cold War Fortresses
By Guy Plopsky
Fortifications on Matsu Island were meant to defend against a communist invasion.
September 30, 2016
Taiwan’s White Terror and the Search for Transitional Justice
By Chang-Ling Huang
The costs of a "silent revolution."
August 04, 2016
Revealed: Chiang Kai-shek's Secret Overtures to the Soviet Union
By Robert Farley
Taipei and Moscow kept their relationship quiet for the duration of the Cold War.
May 06, 2016
The Big Nuking of 1959: How the US Would Have Nuked East Asia
By Robert Farley
A recently declassified nuclear target list shows how the U.S. planned to use its nuclear weapons in the late-1950s.
March 02, 2016
The 228 Incident and Taiwan's Transitional Justice
By Linda van der Horst
What does Tsai Ing-wen's election mean for truth and accountability for Taiwan's dark past?
December 24, 2015
What if the Kuomintang Had Won the Chinese Civil War?
By Benjamin David Baker
What would China’s history look like if Chiang Kai-shek had ignored George C. Marshall’s request in 1946?
October 22, 2015
The Truth About Mongolia's Independence 70 Years Ago
By Sergey Radchenko
A referendum in Mongolia seventy years ago sheds light on the country's path since.
August 21, 2015
When the US and China Were Allies
By Shannon Tiezzi
70 years ago, the U.S. was full of pro-Chinese propaganda, encouraging friendship with a wartime ally.
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