"The Bear and The Dragon" explores the tumultuous history between China and Russia from ancient times through the rise of communism. It details China's decline, the establishment of the Republic under ...

The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. In 1420, while Europe was in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War and yet to discover America, China’s Ming Dynasty ruler was ...

And now, nearly 40 years after he began his research, he has a pretty good idea. It all starts, Zhao tells CNN, with Kangxi, an emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty that seized full control of China ...