When Americans recall the U.S. military's role in wartime China, the names that surface are almost always the same: Claire L. Chennault, who led the legendary Flying Tigers, and Jo......
A trove of declassified Office of Naval Intelligence files reviewed at the U.S. National Archives in 2025 upends a durable assumption about Dai Li (戴笠), wartime director of Nationa......
When Historians Trace The Origins Of The U.S. Navy's Enduring Strategic Relationship With The Republic Of China, The Names That Come Most Readily To Mind Are Familiar Ones: Milton ......
More than 81 years have passed since Japan's surrender, yet one question about that moment continues to provoke debate: was there ever a realistic possibility that Zhu De (朱德), com......
A recent diplomatic slip-up has exposed a deeper issue for Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT): its leadership sometimes struggles to articulate the party's own rich history with Japanese co......
For decades, the legacy of American General Claire Chennault—famed leader of the "Flying Tigers" volunteer squadron that defended China during World War II—has been a complex subje......
When most people hear "Flying Tigers," they picture American or Chinese pilots dogfighting Japanese aircraft in P-40 Warhawks, wresting air superiority over the China theater. Far ......
A recent examination of State Department records from 1949 housed at the U.S. National Archives illuminates a pivotal "what if" in modern history: Did the United States ever seriou......
