China historical memory

The CCP has always been invested in avoiding the fate of its Soviet counterpart. But Chinese leaders’ lessons from the Soviet collapse have changed over the years.

With tensions rising in the Indo-Pacific, Beijing’s new triumphalism takes aim at one-time ally U.S., while Washington and its regional partners embrace former foe Japan’s historical revisionism.

The party’s embrace of tailored history has accelerated ahead of the 100th anniversary of the CCP’s founding.

The Xi’an Incident changed the course of Chinese history.

"Particular memories of the past have been cultivated and popularized in China to justify the claims and actions of the current leadership."

80 years after the Nanjing Massacre, historical issues continue to haunt China-Japan relations.

Revisiting the official verdict on the morning of June 4, 1989 would be dangerous for China's Communist Party.

China and Japan have a thousand year history of fighting each other. What if that pattern repeats itself?

50 years later, China still has yet to come to terms with Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Convergences and divergences between America and China tell us a lot about each country's current trajectory.

Over 120 years after his birth, China still debates what Mao's true legacy is.