The Great Chinese Famine of 1959 to 1961 stands as the deadliest man-made disaster of the twentieth century. More than a historical tragedy, it offers a grim case study in how ideology, distorted data ...

The economic fallout from Mao’s reign was disastrous. Two in three peasants had lower incomes in 1978 than during the 1950s. After the failure of the Great Leap Forward, peasants in an increasing ...

It's not often that a book comes out that rewrites a country's history. But that's the case with Tombstone, which was written by a retired Chinese reporter who spent 10 years secretly collecting ...

SHANGHAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - China's rising demand for healthcare is exposing a chronic shortage of an essential commodity: blood. Sign up here. With hospital blood supplies tight, desperate patients ...

SHANGHAI, March 19 (Reuters) - A record-breaking rally in Chinese sovereign debt is hitting a fever pitch in another sign China's financial system is low on confidence and overflowing with cash and ...