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Chinese history
Why Isn't Game of Thrones Asian?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
HBO's hit show--steeped in European history--still borrows some notes from Asian history.
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
By Richard Curt Kraus
Conventional thinking on one of Communist China’s seminal events is often too simplistic.
The Cultural Revolution: An Anniversary Steeped in Embarrassment
By Kerry Brown
The 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution will pass in silence if China's leaders have their way.
It's Time for an American Film Depicting the Chinese Theater of World War II
By Robert Farley
Why has Hollywood shied away from films about Sino-U.S. cooperation during the Second World War?
On North Korea, US Policymakers Misunderstand the History Between Beijing and Pyongyang
By James Person
U.S. attempts to outsource its North Korea policy to China will fail. History shows us why.
Memory and History: Forging China’s Identity
By Mercy A. Kuo and Angelica O. Tang
Insight from Rana Mitter
The Surprising Historical Truth About the 'Silk Road'
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Why the 'Silk Road' is a massive misnomer, in more ways than one.
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?
Interview: Benjamin Elman
By Emanuel Pastreich
"The 'rise of China' narrative can be read in different ways, and for Japan it is a challenge."
Interview: Alexis Dudden
By Emanuel Pastreich
How unprecedented are the tensions in East Asia today?
The Apocalypse Psyche: A Look at Chinese Eschatology
By Tomás Swinburne
In China, the end times has very much its own significance.
Review: Picturing Technology in China: From Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century
By Juan José Morales
A new book breaks with the conventional wisdom on technology in pre-industrial China.