Terrible. And envious that 6 million dead Jews by the hands of a genocidal Axis Power get much more attention around the world than 16+ m...
Read More
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Why does China occupy Xinjiang?
The inhospitable terrain, especially the Taklamakan Desert, forms a strategic buffer zone between majority of China's population and the...
Read More
How did the Qing dynasty differ from the others?
Fashion For the first and only time in Chinese history, a "national" fashion was mandated and severely (lethally) enforced. ...
Read More
Is Taiwan a part of China?
The country popularly known as Taiwan *is* China. And this is her rival and neighbour: Artist: gomyugomyu (mogmog) - DeviantArt I...
Read More
How were battles conducted in the Three Kingdoms period of China?
The novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms seems to focus a lot on individual duels between opposing officers, before committing armies to a ge...
Read More
Did India trade with China before Columbus?
Both civilizations knew about each other: China first mentions India in the Shiji (史記). India first mentions China in the Mahabharata ...
Read More
What was Adolf Hitler's view on China?
Excerpt from the Political Testament of Adolf Hitler, Note #5, (February - April 1945): Pride in one's own race – and that does not i...
Read More
Which has a longer history, China or Korea?
Once upon a time, Sima Qian (司馬遷) authored a git repository called Shiji (史記), "Records of the Scribe" or more widely known as ...
Read More
How is Genghis Khan viewed in China?
I was educated in Chinese history outside of China, and here is my perspective. We learned the last dynasties of China were Tang, Song, Yu...
Read More
Why did China invade and occupy Tibet in 1950?
Because they were too busy in 1949. There are three core reasons: To assert de facto sovereignty over de jure sovereign territor...
Read More
Why has China, a much larger country, never invaded Japan?
Countries do not invade each other for fun. Except the Mongols. China thought it was the centre of the universe and Japan was a barbarian ...
Read More
Why is China not supporting Russia over the Russia-Ukraine Crimea conflict?
Déjà vu? This is probably not a huge factor in modern politics, but it is noteworthy to mention that [Repbulic of] China had historically ...
Read More
What is China's vote pattern in the UN?
The pattern seems to be: try not to use the veto unless absolutely necessary. Or another interpretation: China doesn't have nor wan...
Read More
What is the general level of knowledge (or ignorance) relating to Tibet?
The general level of knowledge and ignorance in the west relating to Tibet (or other Chinese territorial issues) can be attributed to the of...
Read More
The Christian Chinese Empire: a fascinating view of alternative history
If the Europeans (mostly the British and French) actually sent real ambassadors to the Taiping Kingdom instead biased missionaries, it is...
Read More
If the Manchus had never invaded China in 1644, would Manchuria be an independent country today?
In 1644, the Ming Dynasty was actually overthrown by rebels, who were on the verge of victory. Then the Manchurians persuaded someone to ope...
Read More
How many countries has China invaded in its history?
TL;DR — between 1 and 4 or 5 foreign countries, up to 6 or 7 if you loosely define "country". China as a western style nation st...
Read More
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)