Main Elements for a Pacific War Japan had several reasons to declare war on the US and several other countries, both diplomatically and militarily. Here I will discuss a few of them. Oil: Oil was very important to the Japanese. With their small surface area and lack of natural resources, Ja...

Allen Fung provides a persuasive argument for China's defeat against Japan in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). The Sino-Japanese War was an attempt by China to prevent a Japanese stronghold in Korea. Fung's reasoning for China's defeat does not follow the traditional mainstream historian's belief...

China was at hardship during the time period of 1911-1949. In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the Americans help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally after the Japanese had surrendered the Civil War began in China. The C...

China was at hardship during the time period of 1911-1949. In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the American's help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally, after the Japanese had surrendered the Civil War began in China. The...

China was at hardship during the period of 1911-1949. In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the Americans help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally, after the Japanese had surrendered the Civil War began in China. The Civil Wa...

I have read the book titled "The Rape of Nanking". This book is appropriately titled due to the subject matter it covers. It covers an incident during World War II known as "The Rape of Nanking". The book was written by Iris Chang and is two hundred and thirty pages long with a...

Which city is the hottest city in the world? Somebody will say New York, or somebody will say Tokyo; however, David Ignatius will tell you it should be Shanghai of China. According to the article "Come See the Shanghai Bubble," written by Ignatius, "The world's other bubbles may have deflated, w...

Expanding the Security Council Expanding the Security Council is an issue that I was thinking about for long time. Many countries believe that they should become members of the Big Five club; they demand the expanding of the council. Countries like Japan, Germany, Italy and even some under develo...

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," is one of Harry S. Truman's most famous quote. Historians have long debated whether or not this quote applied to Truman himself during his lifetime between 1884 and 1972. The quote means that if a person cannot tolerate the p...

NIXON, KISSINGER, AND THE WORLD The war in Vietnam was a dismal backdrop for Nixon and his plans for world affairs, and a new international order. Nixon believed that it was of utmost importance to adapt to the new "multipolar" world(international structure, in which China, Japan, and W...

Introduction As children make mistakes, parents correct and guide them, but soon the children learns to adjust on their own and become independent without the need of guidance. Taiwan is like a growing child, learning many things and continuing to improve. Taiwan has reached the point when the ¡...

The situation that formed in Asia and the Pacific Rim after WWII was basically a battle between the West (America, capitalism) and the East (USSR, communism). The war created two super-powers in Russia and the USA. Russia immediately began to convert all their territory gained into communist puppet ...

If one asks the question "what are the reasons for Taiwan's economic success," a person will most likely receive the answer that it is the Chinese people itself. Being born in America of a Chinese ethnic background, I have been able to summarize the Chinese Identity. This identity is one that put...

Mao Zedong was born in a small village named Shaosan, (Music Mountain) in Dec. 1893. His family name Mao means, "hair" and his given name Zedong means "Anoint the East." As a leader, his anointing of the East left an odd birthmark on China's politics and her people. That...

Asian Crisis The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in mid-1997 has led to sharp declines in the currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of a number of Asian countries. It is hard to understand what these declines will actually do to the world market. This decline is expected to h...

The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in mid-1997 has led to sharp declines in the currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of a number of Asian countries. It is hard to understand what these declines will actually do to the world market. This decline is expected to halve the rate of wo...

Asian Crisis The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in mid-1997 has led to sharp declines in the currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of a number of Asian countries. It is hard to understand what these declines will actually do to the world market. This decline is expected ...

Taiwan perspective: The major problem between Taiwan and China is the Taiwanese economy. If the island state had never managed to industrialize under the GMD, it would have been absorbed by the CCP and the rest of mainland China long ago. As is, its strong economy, international trade a...

China (Course Analysis Three) by DeBajier Tucker Prepared for Gregory Fant, Ph.D., M.P.A., M.S.P.H. Adjunct Professor, Political Science POL 310, Comparative Political Systems Strayer University Prince George's Campus Febru...

Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, was the son of a middle-class wine merchant who lived in the village of Chikow in Chekiang Province. When he was fourteen years old, following the Chinese custom of that time, he was arranged to be married by his mother (the bride's name is not men...

Chinese Nationalism refers to cultural, historiographical, and political theories, movements and beliefs that assert the idea of a cohesive, unified Chinese people and culture under state(s) that are primarily Chinese. One difficulty in this definition is the wide variation and ambiguities in the de...

Chinese leadership worries concerning separatism are well-founded. With China moving closer than ever to democracy, these concerns are significant. The regions that make up much of China do not seek widespread political independence, as their freedom will come with time. An enormous and progressivel...