Topic: Chiang Kai-shek

Global News Blog
In passport kerfuffle, Taiwan is stickin' it to China

Taiwan is fighting back with stickers after China issued passports showing ownership over the entire South China Sea.

Bid for peace accord with China backfires on Taiwan's president

Democratic Taiwan supports closer trade and economic ties with China, analysts say, but many prefer the political status quo.

Taiwan offers mixed response to US rejection of F-16 fighter jet sale (video)

Taiwan criticized the US government for declining a F-16 fighter jet sale but called Washington’s proposal a welcome step to keep the island strong against Beijing.

In new sign of trust, Taiwan opens to solo travelers from China

Breaking six decades of tension, China hopes allowing solo travelers to Taiwan will advance its goal of political unification, while Taiwanese see the prospect as a boon to the economy.

Taiwan opens sensitive high-tech investment with rival China

The investment deal points to deeper trust – and gains – between China and Taiwan.

High profile China-Taiwan spy case sends tremor through strengthening ties

The high-profile arrest will do more damage to Taiwan, where officials are under scrutiny for missing the suspected espionage, than it will to Taiwan-China relations.

When China Rules the World

Is China set to displace the US as the new global superpower?

The New Economy
Ben Bernanke is Time's Person of the Year. Is he doomed?

In picking Ben Bernanke as Person of the Year, Time magazine hopes to do better than the last time it anointed an economic mastermind.

The Generalissimo

Chiang Kai-shek has been unfairly condemned by history, argues a new biography.

Classic review: Mao: The Unknown Story

An exhaustively researched biography offers surprising revisions to Chinese history.

Opinion: Two big China stories you missed this year

The brief yet radical shift of patriotic fervor into criticism of the government after the Sichuan earthquake and the official revival of Confucius were crucial moments in a pivotal year.

Opinion: For China and Taiwan, a welcome thaw

We are witnessing a maturing relationship in which the antagonists have agreed to put aside the issue that has divided them for 60 years in favor of getting practical benefits.

World

An Olympic hero, airbrushed from China’s history

Shifting political winds may explain the lack of awareness about Chiu Teng Hiok, who helped the British shine in basketball at the 1924 Paris Games.

Opinion: Hey, pundits: Trade hypotheticals for history

Posing questions to the candidates without concrete context takes us in circles.

Olympic torch protests chagrin many Chinese-Americans

In San Francisco's Chinatown, support for the torch relay Wednesday has more to do with cultural pride than political concerns.