Xi Jinping is writing himself into history, clearing the way to be China's lifetime leader. In the process, he`s reviving memories of conflict with Japan.
Xi Jinping has spread a sense of alarm about “black swan attacks” bringing shocking changes to China in his comments over the past few years. Then...
The difference between Xi and his predecessors (Deng, Jiang and Hu) is not merely party surveillance ー which existed in the past ー but total control...
But the attraction is probably making the Chinese people recall the cultural scent of “good old China” that they have lost.
The occupation of Nanjing is an event for which Japan can take no pride. The 300,000 tally, however, is pure fantasy. It is time to...
~The Chinese government claims 300,000 died, but Nanjing University’s Dr. Lewis S.C. Smythe and Chinese field workers in 1938 found only 2,400 had been killed...
On November 7, former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared his victory in the presidential election. While the United States is...
After the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, then-German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) trumpeted the racist ideology of “Yellow Peril,” sounding an alarm across Europe. He fomented fear by...
On a recent visit to the city of Changsha in China’s Hunan province, I took a side trip to Shaoshan, the picturesque little village...
Author Jonathan Manthorpe, a Canadian citizen with decades of residence in Asia as a foreign correspondent, has chosen his title well. Despite its cuddly...
Near my apartment in Kyoto is a Shinto shrine of ancient origins which is known for a sacred well and its healing waters. I often...
Last of a 2-part series Part 1: China Steps Up Efforts to Demonize Japan in Canada By: Miroslav Marinov Are...
