China. This paper studies the relationship between military conflicts and state-building in pre-imperial China. I develop an incomplete contract model to examine rulers’ and local administrators’ ...

To absorb the profound history of China's capital ... In Beijing, participants were treated to imperial-style banquets at Gvsai Beise Mansion and Family Li Imperial Cuisine, where they gained ...

A Quadrilateral Security Dialogue fuses Japanese, India, Australian and U.S. forces in Asia, mainly against China’s expansion ...

"Rooted in centuries of history, Beijing's culinary landscape seamlessly blends imperial traditions with the flavors and techniques from across China's vast regions. From its beloved Peking duck ...

Russia has a long history of ties with the Stalinist ... "Russia is more isolated than China and therefore sees more benefit in rounding together non-aligned or anti-imperial countries." ...

When the fighting stops Russia will retain a sizeable population, albeit with deep demographic issues, substantial capabilities, and most damningly, an unbridled imperial mindset. Putin has ...

Xi nonetheless reminds his Taiwanese audience that on the broader question on reunification, the forces of history are still ... the party’s governance over China, given Mao’s earlier preoccupation ...

Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644–1800). This ...

The Bank of China was founded in 1912 to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China, and is the oldest bank in the country. Its headquarters are located in Hong Kong.

Why has this happened? That requires a brief dive into the history of the Chagos Archipelago. Although some 1,400 miles distant, it had for a century and a half been under the jurisdiction of the ...