The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.

China commemorated 80 years since the end of World War Two this week with a massive military parade against a backdrop of a disputed history about who ultimately defeated Japan. The issues, including ...

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken ...

A 14-year-old boy from central China has turned his bedroom into a small museum dedicated to ancient Chinese history and ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 151. On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began in 1937.

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought porcelain, tea and other goods from Asia to Africa, the Middle East and Europe ...

Back in 1978, Deng Xiaoping, the grandfather of China’s market reform, delivered a speech at a Communist Party plenum that signaled the country would be set in an entirely new direction. The aging ...