Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition The claim that China is 5,000 years old conflates “Chinese civilization” with the modern nation-state of the People’s Republic of China.

Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as long-lasting civilizations, enduring for thousands of years. But which of these societies lasted the longest? It turns out, that's not ...

Editors’ note: Angelo M. Codevilla, who died on September 21, 2021, was reviewing final edits on this essay at the time of his death. Since few doubt that the increasingly numerous Chinese people are ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

Beijing, China, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rivers are the cradle of human civilization. From the cuneiform writing of Euphrates and Tigris to the pyramids along the Nile, from the urban grids ...

Bamboo culture is also shaping Yibin's skylines. As night falls, neon lights bathe the bamboo shoot-shaped buildings in a ...

Last year, President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Accord. By contrast, President Xi Jinping staked out China’s role as a committed player to tackle climate change. The ...

Tencent, China's leading game company, saw its overseas revenue rise to more than 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) for the ...