The Second Sino-Japanese war, that waged over China from 1937 to 1945, was the gruesome climax of Sino-Japanese hostilities that persisted over decades. In China, serving under Chiang Kai-shek, an American volunteer took it upon himself to establish his own volunteer air force to fight against the Japanese.

The recent 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II inspired multiple publications on how Japan remembers its wartime history. However, there has been less said about the countries that Japan fought and their historical narratives ...

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan and China are engaged in an increasingly bitter battle of narratives about the legacy of World War Two, which ended 80 years ago. Here is a timeline about Taiwan, China, the war and its aftermath. Sign up here. 1895 - After being ...

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.