With the publication of the Japanese version of the book, what do you want to say to Japanese readers, especially given the background of rising tensions between China and Japan? As I present in this ...

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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.

Recently, Indonesian scholar Mahbi Maulaya published an article on the Lowy Institute Interpreter, offering a critical assessment of a seminar held by a private think tank in China in June 2024. He ...

When news from China is totally unforeseen and utterly confusing, your experienced Chi-spert (“China expert”), nothing daunted, falls back on history. The historian’s type of after-the-fact ...

Historians in China need to play a dual role. Not only do they contribute to the advancement of knowledge, but they also need to actively defend their country’s national interests in the South China ...

Pope Francis looks at a painted image of the Great Wall of China during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May 1, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Pontifical ...

Kenneth Pomeranz, one of the nation’s leading scholars of modern China, will join the University of Chicago faculty starting July 1 as University Professor of History. University Professors are ...

History, especially which is anchored in countless documents, is largely woven from the fabric of undeniable truth. Yet from time to time, some Western voices arise, believing the script of history ...