Month: March 2026
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Origins of Tea in China: From Shennong’s Legend to Lu Yu’s Classic of Tea
From a mythical antidote to a daily ritual, tea has traveled a long path through Chinese history.
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Zhang Xueliang’s Regret Over the Xi’an Incident: Saving the CCP, Losing His Brother
Zhang Xueliang was once remembered as the general who forced a halt to China’s civil war in 1936. In his final decades, he chose a harsher description for himself. At his 90th birthday banquet in Hawaii, more than half a century after the Xi’an Incident, Zhang…
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Japan Moved by the Lost Heritage Displayed in Shen Yun Performances: ‘I Truly Long to See a China Like This’
For centuries, traditional Chinese civilization profoundly shaped Japan’s cultural landscape. The architectural grandeur of Nara’s Tōshōdai-ji and Tōdai-ji temples, and Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera, still bears the imprint of China’s Tang dynasty aesthetics. Their sweeping roofs and cosmic symmetry echo an era when Japan looked to Chang’an, the…
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China’s Political Advisory Body Under Scrutiny as Top Level Officials Go Missing
With no official explanation offered, the continued no-shows of Qin Boyong and Chen Wu mirror patterns seen in past disciplinary cases, where prolonged silence preceded formal announcements of removal
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Xi’s Top Military Chiefs Vanish as China’s Armed Forces Face Sweeping Purge
With dismissals spanning the Army, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and Information Support Force, analysts say the scale of the shake-up points to deeper instability within China's command structure
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Xi May Be Forced to ‘Cut Down’ Ma Xingrui as Corruption Probes Spread
Ma’s prolonged absence from key high-level meetings in Beijing coupled with the political sidelining of close allies have fueled speculation that he may soon face formal action from the top
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China, Russia-Supplied Air Defenses Fail in Iran as Israeli-US Missiles Batter Tehran
Despite years of military cooperation, satellite intelligence sharing, and advanced missile acquisitions, Iran’s radar and interception network collapsed under coordinated precision strikes by the U.S. and Israel
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Trump: US Sinks 9 Iranian Naval Ships
On Sunday, March 1, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had sunk nine Iranian naval vessels and partially destroyed the Iranian Navy headquarters. “I have just learned that we have destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels, some of which were quite large and important,” Trump wrote…
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Sheng Xue: Iran’s Fall Marks Victory for Global Freedom
On Feb. 28, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both stated that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in a joint U.S.-Israel airstrike. Trump also revealed that Iran’s military, security forces, and police no longer want to fight and are seeking exemptions.
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US and Israel Launch Coordinated Military Strikes Against Iran in Phased Operation
On Feb. 28, the U.S. military and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran. According to CNN, a senior U.S. official revealed that the U.S. has developed a phased, gradually escalating strike plan for this operation. The overall action is set to be carried out in multiple rounds,…
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Tehran Launches Massive Missile and Drone Attacks Across Persian Gulf in Response to US-Israeli Strikes on Iran
Following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the situation in the Middle East has rapidly deteriorated. For a second consecutive day, Tehran launched large-scale missile and drone attacks against multiple Gulf countries. Explosions were reported in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, and Tel Aviv. Regional airspace was nearly shut down, with tens…
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Yu Maochun Urges US to Promote Regime Change in China After Khamenei Killing
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 28 that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed, crediting “highly sophisticated intelligence and tracking systems” and close coordination with Israel. “He could not escape our highly sophisticated intelligence and tracking systems. Coupled with close cooperation with Israel, he and…