Month: March 2026
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Chinese Entrepreneur Shen Qijia Calls the CCP ‘Bandits’ After 26 Years of Ignored Petitions
A Liaoning businessman says this may be his last video before authorities come for him.
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Xi Jinping’s Succession Trap
The same deadlock that consumed Mao now threatens to break the CCP
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Why Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Is Destroying China’s Own Armed Forces
Xi purged 29 of 35 generals he personally promoted and accused his closest military ally of leaking nuclear secrets.
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Guangzhou Party Chief Guo Yonghang Investigated; Close Aide to Ma Xingrui Falls
Guo Yonghang, a senior official in Guangdong province and former Party secretary of Guangzhou, is under investigation, according to a March 27 statement from China’s top anti-corruption authorities. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission said Guo, currently a vice chairman of…
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Red Horse Red Sheep Year Meaning: Why Ancient Chinese Wisdom Warns Against Careless Speech
In traditional Chinese thought, fortune moves in cycles, rising and falling with shifts in time. Ancient observers looked to the heavens to read these changes, identifying certain years as periods of intensified energy. One such period is known as the “Red Horse, Red Sheep” cycle. “Red”…
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China Investigates Zhou Liang, Fourth Key Aide to Wang Qishan to Fall
China has opened an investigation into Zhou Liang, a senior financial regulator and longtime aide to former vice president Wang Qishan, in a move that leaves no remaining senior figure from Wang’s inner circle untouched. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on March 24 that…
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Chengdu Surveillance System Expands: Four-Tier Monitoring Targets Ethnic Groups, Christians, and ‘High-Risk’ Individuals
A surveillance system introduced in Chengdu is drawing attention for its breadth, with local authorities reportedly classifying residents into four warning levels and expanding oversight across a growing list of targeted groups. Details of the system surfaced on March 20, when the social media account “Li Laoshi Bu Shi…
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From Music Student to PLA Tracker: Joseph Wen Uses Open Data to Map China’s Military
A Taiwanese graduate student has mapped more than 7,000 PLA sites using open-source intelligence, turning public information into a tool for understanding China’s military posture.
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White House Launches ‘The Trump White House’ App for Direct Public Engagement
On Friday, March 27, the White House officially launched a brand-new mobile application, “The Trump White House” application aimed at creating an “information direct” official channel. This app not only consolidates all official White House news, images, and social media updates, but also introduces, for the…
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Canada Finally Hits NATO 2% Defense Spending Target After 12 Years
After 12 years of gradual progress, Canada has finally officially reached NATO’s “defense spending at two percent of GDP” target set at the 2014 Wales Summit. Last June, the Liberal government added CAD 9.3 billion to the Department of National Defence budget, bringing total defense spending slightly above CAD 61…
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Ko Wen-je May Avoid Expulsion After TPP Revises Disciplinary Guidelines
Former Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je is suspected of committing bribery, favoring interests, misappropriation of public funds, and breach of trust in the “Jinghua City Case” and the “Political Donations Case.” He was sentenced by the district court in the first instance to 17 years in prison…
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Rubio: US Can Achieve Iran Military Goals Without Ground Troops
According to the Associated Press, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, March 27 while attending the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France that the United States can achieve its established military objectives in Iran without deploying ground troops. Although several thousand U.S. troops,…