Vision Times Staff
Wen Jiabao’s 2026 New Year Card Renews Questions Over Wenchuan Earthquake Warnings
Wen Jiabao’s handwritten Year of the Horse New Year card circulates widely (Image: Internet image) On Feb. 17, the X account “Followers of Premier Wen” posted a handwritten “2026 Happy New Year” card attributed to...
How Zhou Enlai Survived Mao’s Cultural Revolution While Every Other CCP Leader Fell
Zhou Enlai served as the Chinese Communist Party's prime minister for 26 years, and to this day many Chinese people remember him as a compassionate moderate who quietly softened Mao Zedong's worst impulses. The historical...
Beijing Pulled a Taiwan Propaganda Film Days After Softening Its Reunification Rhetoric
Beijing's Taiwan policy apparatus held its annual work conference on February 9 and 10, 2026, and the language that emerged marked a conspicuous departure from the prior year. In 2025, the conference had stressed "shaping...
The CCP’s Playbook for Burying Disaster: Famine, Flood, and Massacre in China’s Heartland
Henan province sits between the Yellow River and the Huai River, at the geographic and symbolic heart of Chinese civilization. Luoyang was an imperial capital. Kaifeng was the seat of the Northern Song. The CCP...
Xi Jinping’s Armed Bodyguards Kneel to Tie His Shoes as ‘Servant of the People’ Slogan Backfires
On Dec. 4, 2025, Xi Jinping, the CCP's general secretary and China's top leader, hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte in Beijing. Shortly afterward, a video barely over one minute long appeared...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Shut Down the Base Where China Rehearses Invading Taiwan
Xi Jinping's January 2026 purge of Zhang Youxia, his vice chairman on China's top military command body, sent shockwaves through the armed forces and froze the approval chain for major exercises. Insider sources say the...
China’s Robots Are Being Trained to Chase and Intimidate Civilians
In mid-February 2026, footage circulated on Chinese social media showing robots chasing, cornering, and physically threatening ordinary people on public sidewalks. The incidents surfaced just days after China's state-run Spring Festival Gala, an annual propaganda...
Beijing Eyes Taiwan Concessions After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Feb. 20, 2026, that President Trump's sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unconstitutional. The administration moved within hours to replace them, invoking...
The US Has Amassed Its Largest Middle East Military Buildup Since 2003
The United States has assembled its most formidable military presence in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, positioning two aircraft carrier strike groups, scores of fighter jets, and missile defense assets within...
Why Lard Becomes a Strategic Resource During Wartime
In peacetime, lard is a household ingredient. In wartime, it can become part of the supply system that supports both troops and industry. Historically, lard has been used for nourishment, equipment maintenance, and as a...
How to Reduce Eye Puffiness in 3 Minutes: Simple Morning Remedies That Work
Under-eye puffiness is a common morning complaint. After late nights, salty meals, or too much water before bed, the face can look swollen by sunrise. Many people turn to expensive eye creams, only to find...
Nearly 1,000 Gather in Toronto to Mark 4th Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
On the afternoon of Feb. 22, nearly a thousand people braved biting cold and drifting snow to gather at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to...