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The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China by Hannah Pakula

Discuss: Henry Luce and Chiang Kai-shek

Discuss the complex ties between American publishing giant Henry Luce and Chinese leaders Madame and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. more
Wu Guanzhong, Camels in the Desert, 1981. Ink & color on paper, 69 x 99 cm. © Take a Step Back Collection

Wu Guanzhong, 1919-2010

This major painter's works were condemned during the Cultural Revolution, but later celebrated both in China and internationally. more
Chen Yunlin (R), the head of a semi-official Chinese agency, shakes hands with his Taiwan counterpart Chiang Ping-kun, chairman for the Taiwan's Strait Exchange Foundation, after they signed the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in Chongqing on June 29, 2010. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)

Taiwan-China Trade Agreement: A Game Changer

Taiwan and China sign major trade agreement that could have major impact on relations between the two countries. more
From a 16th century version of the literary classic, Journey to the West.

Journeys East, Journeys West

The real meaning of China across the curriculum. more
G8 leaders L to R: Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, Barack Obama, President of the US, and Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, in Huntsville, Ontario on June 25, 2010. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

World Leaders Agree to Cuts by 2013 for Richest Nations

G-20 nations endorse plan that calls for the world's richest nations to cut deficits. more
China's 100 yuan, or renminbi, notes, the largest denomination in Chinese currency. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

China's Currency Moves

Jamie Metzl on China's announcement that it will let the yuan rise. more
China is focusing an excellence and equity education agenda in the coming decade. (Planet Love/flickr)

China's 2020 Education Reform Strategy

China will focus on four areas of education reform in the coming decade. more
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses concerns about Chinese military ambition at the Asia Society Washington Awards Dinner on June 9, 2010. (1 min., 55 sec.)

Admiral Mullen Talks Tough on China

Adm. Mike Mullen says China must do more on North Korea and work better with the US. more
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the Asia Society Washington Awards Dinner on June 9, 2010.

Adm. Mullen's Speech at the 2010 Asia Society Washington's Annual Dinner

The official transcript of Admiral Mullen's speech on China and the military to Asia Society's Washington Annual Dinner. more
Ian Bremmer describes the potential risks private corporations face if they come up against the Chinese state. (2 min., 18 sec.)

Business in China: It's Complicated

In light of what some are calling growing protectionist policies, is China less attractive to foreign businesses? more