China celebrated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday in Beijing. Some two dozen foreign heads of state attended a carefully choreographed military parade. Front and center?

"China's experience of World War II was devastating. It was the longest theater of war of any of the Allied powers," said Rana Mitter, China historian at the Harvard Kennedy School. At least 20 ...

Nearly all of China's armored vehicles and tanks are built by the state-owned Corporation, China North Industries, also called Norinco, which is one of the largest arms producers in the world. The ...

For Japan, the Sino-Russian alignment in wartime narratives is more than a contest over memory – it generates real geopolitical effects. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Chinese President Xi ...

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies. By David Pierson Reporting from Hong Kong China’s ...