Who is that guy?

Chaing-Kai-Shek, strongly excoriated and demonized for 50 years, is enjoying something of a revival as his political party on Taiwan supports closer ties with the Mainland.

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November 21, 2013

November 21st 2013
November 11 has just passed. In the Anglo-European world its original import was to commemorate the ending of The Great War, hence its original name, Armistice Day. As the wars kept coming, somewhere around 50 before the start of the 21stCentury, the name was changed to”honor” to troops who fought. Never mind that we now show our respect for them with sales at the Dodge dealer or paint ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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