„Weißer Terror“ auf Taiwan

Im chinesischen Bürgerkrieg siegten 1949 die Kommunisten unter Mao Zedong. In Taiwan regierte Chiang Kai-Shek mit harter Hand und rief das Kriegsrecht aus.

Deutschland und China - Beziehungsstress nach 50 Jahren | DW | 10.10.2022

Mao und Kulturrevolution, Xi Jinping und Systemrivalität – dazwischen liegen 50 Jahre Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und China. Ungleiche Partner eines wirtschaftlichen Höhenflugs, die sich immer fremder werden.

How Will the Taliban Govern? A History of Rebel Rule Offers Clues.

Insurgents who seize power tend to be authoritarian but pragmatic, desperate for legitimacy and ruthless toward classes they see as hostile.

Seeking Global Recognition, Taliban Take a New Approach: Making Nice

The group’s head-spinning claims of moderation follow a common playbook for rebel-held governments, with mixed lessons for Afghanistan’s future.

Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial

The improbable rise of a superpower that was born in the rubble of dynasty and fears it may yet meet the same fate.

W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria

The eradication of malaria in the world’s most populous nation offers lessons in how innovative treatments and aggressive tracking can keep the disease in check.

‘Red Tourism’ Flourishes in China Ahead of Party Centennial

New and improved attractions dedicated to the Communist Party’s history, or a sanitized version of it, are drawing crowds.