the art of war

Chinese Idioms and Their Stories: ‘Battle at the Riverfront’

April 14, 2023 by Max Lu

The guard looked around him and saw a willow tree growing horizontally next to the road, so he said, “This willow tree hinders everyone from walking; I will remove it for you.” (Image: Shiva Kesch via Dreamstime)

Lessons From Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’ That Putin Ignored

September 18, 2022March 19, 2022 by David Clapp

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Image: via The Kremlin)

The Mighty Virtue of General Han Xin

May 16, 2022July 24, 2021 by Helen London

The end of China’s Qin Dynasty was a period of chaos, and the empire was being conquered by various nations. In the midst of the chaos, there was a man of mighty virtue and great forbearance named Han Xin. Han led an army to defeat other warlords, and helped Liu Bang take over the world. (Image: wikimedia / Public Domain / Hannah~commonswiki)

Why Is ‘The Art of War’ Popular With Japanese and Korean Businesses?

March 19, 2022June 7, 2018 by Nspirement Staff

In the Qing Dynasty, during the Qianlong reign there was an examination testing site in Jiangnan Township where a candidate named Yu from Jiangyin was sitting in the first session. (Image: vlasta2 via Flikr)

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