But despite its shipbuilding strengths, which include a robust commercial sector and a variety of yards across the country, China's vast shipbuilding empire is not without its challenges ...

Once a real estate titan, Evergrande is now the face of China’s massive property collapse. Explore how billions vanished, ...

The term "empire" is a concept commonly used in contemporary China, albeit with somewhat vague connotations. Having an emperor doesn't automatically qualify a state as an "empire." Historical ...

China's naval buildup is overshadowing the US as Chinese leader Xi Jinping pushes the military toward big modernization and ...

Trump is likened to Empress Dowager Cixi, who in 1900 effectively declared war on the Western powers in China, a disastrous move that helped accelerate the collapse of imperial China. By Wang Wen ...

Against all odds, the Han Empire exhibited greater income inequality than its Roman counterpart. And not only that: the degree of economic extraction (that is, how much the state took from its ...