How a retreat became the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy. A Retreat Born of Crisis In 1934, the Chinese Communist Party faced annihilation.
A decade of upheaval that transformed Chinese society and politics. The Call to Revolution In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, urging
As China modernizes, spiritual life re-emerges in unexpected ways. A Quiet Resurgence For much of the twentieth century, religion in China was marginalized. Campaigns during
A journey that revived China’s stalled reforms and set the stage for decades of growth. Reform in Jeopardy By the early 1990s, China’s reform era
A catastrophe that scarred a generation and reshaped the nation’s relationship with food, power, and memory. The Roots of Disaster In the late 1950s, China
Bomb shelters, ration lines, and resilience defined the city that stood against Japan’s advance. A Capital in Exile When Japanese forces captured much of eastern
The night Britain lowered its flag and China raised its own marked both an ending and a beginning. The Midnight Ceremony On July 1, 1997,
China’s first Premier balanced revolution and pragmatism, shaping foreign policy through turbulent times. A Revolutionary with a Diplomat’s Instinct Few figures in 20th-century China command
An academic who moved from campus to the Party’s inner circle, shaping narratives that define an era. Scholar to Strategist Wang Huning began as a
From initial lockdowns to global pandemic, how one city became the center of world attention. The First Alarms In late December 2019, doctors in Wuhan
