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![Unpacking the Layers of China’s Spring Festival Gala Unpacking the Layers of China’s Spring Festival Gala](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-12-133113.jpg)
Unpacking the Layers of China’s Spring Festival Gala
By Nick Carraway
This year, three trends stood out amid the Gala’s presentations, echoing through other official policies.
![The May Fourth Movement in Xi Jinping’s China The May Fourth Movement in Xi Jinping’s China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-may_fourth_movement_students.jpg)
The May Fourth Movement in Xi Jinping’s China
By Eerishika Pankaj
Why does the Chinese Communist Party leader make a point of celebrating China’s most famous protest movement?
![Zhang Jian Vs. Jack Ma: CCP Capitalism Zhang Jian Vs. Jack Ma: CCP Capitalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-20-7.jpg)
Zhang Jian Vs. Jack Ma: CCP Capitalism
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Elisabeth Köll.
![A Forgotten Chinese Hero: Zhang Xueliang A Forgotten Chinese Hero: Zhang Xueliang](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-28-3.jpg)
A Forgotten Chinese Hero: Zhang Xueliang
By Chi Wang
The Xi’an Incident changed the course of Chinese history.
![Is Chinese Civilization Really Thousands of Years Older than America’s? Is Chinese Civilization Really Thousands of Years Older than America’s?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-28-6.jpg)
Is Chinese Civilization Really Thousands of Years Older than America’s?
By Christopher K. Colley
The claim that China is 5,000 years old conflates “Chinese civilization” with the modern nation-state of the People’s Republic of China.
![Damnatio Memoriae in China: Zhao Ziyang Is Laid to Rest Damnatio Memoriae in China: Zhao Ziyang Is Laid to Rest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-zhao.jpg)
Damnatio Memoriae in China: Zhao Ziyang Is Laid to Rest
By Bonnie Girard
Zhao was written out of Chinese history for showing sympathy to the Tiananmen protesters. The indignity continued even after his death.
![Beijing After Tiananmen, Part 3: The Closing Chapter Beijing After Tiananmen, Part 3: The Closing Chapter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_8906060333.jpg)
Beijing After Tiananmen, Part 3: The Closing Chapter
By Bonnie Girard
A dinner invitation and bullet holes in the window.
![The Sino-Vietnam War and China’s Long Route to Winning The Sino-Vietnam War and China’s Long Route to Winning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-05_16-26-06.jpg)
The Sino-Vietnam War and China’s Long Route to Winning
By James Maclaren
A little-known war helped shape the future of Southeast Asia.
![Cen Yuying: ‘The Cruel Viceroy’ Cen Yuying: ‘The Cruel Viceroy’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-capture_of_the_provincial_capital_dali_yunnan_crop.jpg)
Cen Yuying: ‘The Cruel Viceroy’
By David Leffman
To the British, he was a “chief criminal.” To the Chinese, his legacy is more complex.
![May 4, 1919: The Making of Modern China May 4, 1919: The Making of Modern China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-may_fourth_movement_students.jpg)
May 4, 1919: The Making of Modern China
By Sebastian Veg
100 years later, modern China’s foundational moment has taken on many meanings.
![Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria? Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18290337962852.jpg)
Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria?
By Chi Wang
The region is both central to Chinese history and all-too-often overlooked by Chinese governments.
![A Murder in Yunnan: The Margary Affair A Murder in Yunnan: The Margary Affair](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-site-of-the-margary-affair-mangyun.jpg)
A Murder in Yunnan: The Margary Affair
By David Leffman
A trade war, an unsolved murder, and the founding of the Chinese Embassy in London.
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