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On February 4, 1975, Chinese authorities claim to be the first to successfully predict an earthquake.
by Ned Kelly, 02 February 2023
On July 7, 1937, the cataclysmic event that led to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
by Steve George, 08 July 2023
The Old Man and the ROC: When the Dean of American Literature came to China.
by Connor Frankhouser, 22 February 2023
On November 12, 1987, KFC made its debut in China near Qianmen in Beijing.
by Emily Guzman, 12 November 2021
A look back at the first ever Olympics to be hosted in China.
by Grace Mulamba, 08 August 2022
Praying in the Great Mosque of Xi'an and sparring with a Brawl on the Bund referee: a look back on the 1985 visit of The Greatest to the Middle Kingdom
by Ned Kelly, 20 May 2022
The 1861 power grab of the woman who went on to control the Qing Dynasty.
by Ned Kelly, 02 November 2021
The Communist Party of China turns 100 this month, founded in Shanghai in July 1921.
by Ned Kelly, 23 July 2022
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