In a new memoir, Tariq Ali recounts his work and activism across the end of the Cold War era and the era of neoliberal ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping feels high-speed railways are a powerful tool for social cohesion, political influence, and the ...

Xiao Gongqin thought that, in moments of flux, a strongman could build a bridge to democracy. Now he’s not so sure.

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History is full of strange coincidences! Join us as we explore fascinating instances where significant events occurred ...

Twenty-seven years have passed since the death of China’s reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, but it seems that today there are different interpretations of his legacy – a worrying and ...

The era of China “hiding its strength and biding its time,” as the late Chinese Communist Party head Deng Xiaoping famously ... dating back to the 1911 revolution, if not before.

AS 2024 draws to a close, we take a look at the lives of prominent businessmen who died this year, and their legacies which ...

The regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad — whose family ruled Syria for half a century — collapsed under continued pressure from rebel forces led by the alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS ...

Luol Deng is a retired British professional basketball player who has a net worth of $200 million. Lou Deng earned his millions in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago ...

While still in the thralls of the Cultural Revolution and a long way from the powerhouse ... the Fall of the Gang of Four, the resurrection of Deng Xiaoping and the early years of the establishment of ...

Innocent children have become casualties in the ongoing cultural revolution. Last year, the state of Oregon prohibited Jessica Bates, a mother of five, from becoming certified as a foster care parent.