The Great Helmsman sparks interest among a generation that did not live through his rule, while the Communist Party reinforces a historical narrative that dilutes his errors to bolster its legitimacy
Extreme terrain, disrupted communications and a lack of firsthand accounts have made it difficult to piece together what happened on the Tibetan side of the border
‘The Battle of Penghu’ vanishes from Chinese theater listings without a premiere amid tensions in the strait and a nationalist debate on social media
The organization, which now boasts over 101 million members, seeks to combine the development of cutting-edge fields like AI with control over all facets of Chinese society
China’s president has consolidated power through a lasting anti-corruption drive and frequently calls for a ‘fighting spirit.’ His years in a rural village during the Cultural Revolution helped shape his leadership
After meeting Xi Jinping in April, the chair of the KMT argues for a rapprochement with Beijing to avoid conflict across the strait
The railway line linking the Chinese capital and Pyongyang has reopened after being suspended for six years. Most passengers can only travel as far as the border between the two countries
The author of the 1991 bestseller ‘Wild Swans’ and a recent follow-up memoir discusses growing up under Mao, Chinese politics today, and whether Trump is pushing the West into Beijing’s arms
Given the official silence regarding the dismissal of the highest-ranking general, analysts and sinologists are searching for clues and signs to interpret the ‘great political storm’
Since 2023, two defense ministers have been dismissed and 14 generals appointed by the Chinese president have been removed or have disappeared
As he awaits his trial for ‘insulting’ the ‘honor of heroes and martyrs’ with his works, his wife declares: ‘Art is not a crime’
‘Today, humanity once again faces the choice between peace and war,’ Xi Jinping warned during an event commemorating Japan’s surrender in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the end of World War II
With her graphic memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts,’ Tessa Hulls is only the second author to win the prestigious award for a comic, 33 years after ‘Maus.’ ‘I won’t write any more books,’ she warns
EL PAÍS travels to the autonomous region of China, where governments and NGOs denounce the violation of rights and Beijing claims it has implemented a successful development model
He began writing propaganda for the Chinese Army and, after reading the classics, became a fearless author. Perhaps that’s why he’s widely read outside his country, but hardly in China. A candidate for the Nobel Prize, his works have been translated into 20 languages
The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. — during the closing days of World War ll
A book by Frank Dikötter analyzes the common traits of 20th century despots
The journalist and editor Manuel Florentín has published a chronicle of the persecution that totalitarian regimes have perpetrated against intellectuals and creators, from Lenin’s Soviet Union to Ortega’s Nicaragua
To say that we live under tyranny means to ignore the cold, poverty, and terror in which millions of people lived for hundreds of years, and that many millions still suffer
The secretary general, who was re-elected for an unprecedented third term, may lead China until 2032
