Culture – China Focus

China’s Road from the War of Resistance to the UN Security Council

The permanent seat on the Security Council symbolizes more than just great-power status: It’s a lasting recognition of China’s contribution to victory in...

Remembering the Forgotten

China’s wartime experience is just still less well-covered in much of the outside world than other major theaters such as Western Europe, North Africa and...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 4, 2025

The Unseen Fronts

World War II was a truly global cataclysm, fought across continents by diverse peoples whose sacrifices demand recognition. Until we acknowledge that truth, we...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 3, 2025

Eighty Years of Fractured Memory: Asia’s Unhealed Wounds and Incomplete Justice of WWII

To remember is also to commit ourselves to peace. And so, in the name of tens of millions of victims, we should affirm that barbarity must never again be...

China & The World Politics Culture Sep 3, 2025

Thomas Rabe Carries on the Legacy of the ‘Good Man of Nanjing’

For over two decades, Rabe has dedicated himself to building bridges for Sino-German exchanges in medicine and culture.

China & The World Culture Aug 29, 2025

Lessons from Wars, Insights for Peacebuilding

Through reflecting on past wars, we come to realize that the foundation of true peace is not only the treaties signed between nations, but also the shared...

China & The World Culture Aug 29, 2025

Why Does the West Overlook China’s Role in WWII?

China was the key anchor of the 'Europe First' strategy. Without China's efforts to tie down and weaken the bulk of the Japanese army, the Allied forces would...

China & The World Politics Culture Aug 26, 2025

Whose Soft Power Is More Powerful?

Beijing is gradually but steadily succeeding in the vital soft power competition.

China & The World Culture Aug 13, 2025

Chengdu World Games Showing Best Features of International Sport

This year has set an important milestone: There are a record 6,679 participants, with almost 4,000 of them being athletes.

China & The World Culture Aug 13, 2025

China’s Homegrown IP Theme Parks Bring Joy Rooted in Chinese Culture

Together, Chinese homegrown theme parks reflect the evolving colors of each era, reviving beloved classics, embracing contemporary trends and creating spaces...

China & The World Science & Technology Culture Jul 28, 2025

Old Friends, New Beginnings

It is my hope that the youth of our two countries will sing of enduring peace and friendship, pledge never to be enemies, uphold peace hand in hand, and...

China & The World Culture Jul 25, 2025

The Power of Global Dialogues

In President Xi’s words: ‘Diversity is what defines the world.’ When civilizations illuminate one another like constellations, humanity’s resilience...

China & The World Politics Culture Jul 23, 2025