China | War History

Jewish and Chinese community hails “Chinese Schindler”

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Dr. Ho Feng-shan, also known as the Chinese Schinler, saved thousands of Jews just as his German counterpart during the height of the Jewish persecution…

Germany Defends Japan Against China’s Attempts at Slander

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Germany

Xi Jinping, President of China, visited Germany with a bit of an ulterior motive in mind. While there to follow up on the Nuclear Security…

Japan ‘Puzzled’ By China WWII National Days

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This is currently the most recent intervention from Japan, who has been feeding arguments with the other Asian superpower over disputed territory and mixed interpretations…

China To Philippine President Aquino: We Fought Hitler In WWII

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President Aquino was recently reminded that China fought alongside the Allied Powers against Japan and Germany during the Second World War, after he linked China’s…

Abe’s Visit To Yasukuni Shrine

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Yasukuni Shrine honors 14 Second World War Class A criminals. In Japan it is a symbol of aggression and the prime minister’s choice to visit…

China, South Korea Angered by PM Shinzo Abe’s Visit to WWII Shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the hated Yasukuni Shrine brought about furious reactions the country’s neighboring Asian countries South Korea and China. Abe…

British Graves Found In Shanghai

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Many historical artifacts have been destroyed during China’s Cultural Revolution including foreign graves. Recently, the family of a Royal Ulster Riflemen discovered the man’s grave…

1937 Battle of Shanghai, Japan’s Brutal Attack on China

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In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was…

Taiwan Exhibit Commemorates Flying Tigers Squadron

The Flying Tigers, formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), was a WWII air squadron composed of US pilots from the USAAF (United States’ Army Air…

85 year old U.S. Korean War veteran detained in North Korea- son says

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) 2005 photograph of U.S. Korean War veteran Merrill Newman (2) Merrill’s friend Bob Hamrdla was allowed to return…

Missions of secret Australian submarines during the Cold War revealed

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On February 20, 1986, Prime Minister Bob Hawke came to know of the nature of the operations of Australia’s secret submarines during the Cold War…

What’s the origin of “Kilroy was here”?

A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…