Silk Road

China, Donald Trump For years, our leaders had yawned about Silk Road neo-imperialism in Africa and Asia, and gross abuses of human rights against Chinese religious...

China, Donald Trump For years, our leaders had yawned about Silk Road neo-imperialism in Africa and Asia, and gross abuses of human rights against Chinese religious...

In these times of near civil war, Americans agree on almost nothing. Yet sometime in 2019, almost all of America finally got “woke” on China. For years, our leaders had yawned about Silk Road neo-imperialism in Africa and Asia, and gross abuses of human righ…

Sweden unveiled a China strategy paper on Wednesday that illuminates the country's concerns about Beijing-Moscow ties and urges the European Union to adopt a "common and clear" stance to "manage the challenges" posed by China's growing geopolitical ambitions …

As a superpower in its own right and in competition with Rome, Parthia’s empire - ruling from 247 BCE to 224 CE - stretched between the Mediterranean in the west to India in the east. Not only did the Parthians win battles against Rome they were also successf…

Image copyrightGetty Images It took China less than 70 years to emerge from isolation and become one of the world's greatest economic powers. As the country celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we look back on how i…

At Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Monday. (Photo: Reuters) Tuesday, October 1, marks the 70th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China, which Beijing will mark with the biggest ever celebrations and a joyful atmosphere. The celebrations will be an affirm…

On March 16, 1897, in a dusty Chicago square, an expert shot walked eight paces, raised his revolver and fired at the chest of the Reverend Casimir Zeglen. A 35-year-old priest then serving at St. Stanislaus' Roman Catholic Church in the city, Zeglen was hit …

Open Call: XIAN TRAIN STATION Manni Group and YAC - Young Architects Competitions launch XiAn Train Station, a competition of ideas to design a new rail terminal that will define the meeting point between East and West in the city where the famous Terracotta…

The EU and Japan on Friday signed an infrastructure agreement to link Europe and Asia, as a counter to China's ambitious "Belt and Road" strategy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker inked the accord to coordi…