On this day in 1938, the Yellow River experienced a major flood during the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Chinese Nationalist government deliberately destroyed the dikes along the river to halt the ...

The Marine officer’s experience in 1920s China gave him a vision of close-knit fighting units that he would use to shape ...

Mozi also urged the powerful warlords of his time to refrain from launching aggressive wars that cost human lives. He stood ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago ...

Before Tsui Hark became synonymous with arthouse action films, his Hong Kong New Wave comedy "Shanghai Blues" helped put Tsui ...

Japanese warplanes indiscriminately bombed Chongqing, then China's provisional capital, and nearby cities more than 250 times between 1938 and 1944, killing and injuring more than 32,000 people.

For over 75 years, the Republic and People’s Republic of China have confronted each other across the Taiwan Strait, a highly ...

Chinese Communist Party historians say China's casualties in the 1937-1945 Second Sino-Japanese War were 35 million. The Japanese occupation caused the displacement of as many as 100 million ...

Chinese Communist Party historians say China's casualties in the 1937 to 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War were 35 million. The Japanese occupation caused the displacement of as many as 100 million ...

Victory over Japan Day commemorates the surrender of Japanese forces on Aug. 15, 1945, which effectively ended World War II. The Republic of China (ROC) previously only commemorated the end of the ...