China

Xinzhong Yao examines the prospects for Christianity in China based on past performance.

Paul Gillingham looks at a kowtow fiasco and a failure in Anglo-Chinese understanding.

When the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931, resistance came not from the Chinese government, but from plucky local groups who waged guerrilla war, Anthony Coogan uncovers their little-known story and explains why it remained so.

Kate Lowe on Hong Kong's forgotten anniversary.

Penelope Johnston describes China's revered North American hero

Dick Wilson explores the enigma of the Chinese Communist leader and premier.

Michael Dillon looks at the little-known and less appreciated activities of a trader class that provided a solid base for the prosperity the Ming and Qing Chinese empires.

The Xi'an Incident, a tragi-comic sequence of mutiny and kidnapping, marked a crucial stage in the struggle between Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists and Mao Zedong’s Communists.

The recent recovery of large quantities of porcelain from the South China seas highlights eighteenth-century Europe's insatiable desire for tableware from the Orient.