Vision Times Staff
US Evacuates Non-Essential Personnel From Lebanon Embassy Amid Iran Tensions
As U.S. warships and aircraft have been steadily deployed to the Middle East in preparation for a potential strike on Iran in the coming days, Washington on Monday, Feb. 23 evacuated dozens of non-essential personnel...
Trump Warns Countries Not to Renege on US Trade Deals After Supreme Court Ruling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, Feb. 23 warned other countries not to backtrack on trade agreements recently made with the United States after the Supreme Court overturned his emergency tariff measures, saying that otherwise...
US State Department Launches Freedom.gov to Target China’s ‘Great Firewall’
According to an exclusive report by Fox News, the U.S. State Department has completed the development of a strategic anti-censorship tool codenamed Freedom.gov. Unlike previous efforts that funded NGOs to develop circumvention tools, this time...
Chinese New Year 1961: Famine, Cannibalism, and the Great Leap Forward’s Deadliest Winter
It was Feb. 15, 1961. In the official language of the Chinese Communist Party, it was described as a year of “overcoming natural disasters and uniting to forge ahead.” In the research of Yang Jisheng...
Nearly 1,000 Rally in Snowy Toronto Marking Fourth Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War
On the afternoon of Feb. 22, nearly a thousand people braved biting cold winds and drifting snow, gathering at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto—engulfed in a sea of blue and yellow flags—to commemorate the fourth...
Insider Exposes Alleged Police Abuse in Yuhuan ‘Anti-Anime’ Crackdown
An insider familiar with the "Zhejiang Yuhuan Anti-Anime Community Case," recently interviewed by Vision Times under the pseudonym "Dong Yinglin," vowed to continue exposing the truth behind the case. The case involves a large-scale, cross-provincial...
Deng Xiaoping’s Legacy: Reform, Repression, and an Unfinished Reckoning
Feb. 19 marks the anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s death in 1997. Chinese philosopher Li Zehou once wrote that Mao Zedong left the deepest imprint on modern China. Yet Deng, remembered for his “black cat, white...
Former Prince, Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, Arrested in Misconduct Probe
Police statement and royal response In a statement issued on Feb. 19, Thames Valley Police said officers had opened a formal investigation and made an arrest earlier that morning. Searches were conducted at addresses in...
Will China Face a Military Coup? Risk Assessment Amid Reports on Zhang Youxia
Following Zhang Youxia’s downfall, rumors have continued to circulate within political circles and online discussion spaces. Some claim the purge has been met with collective resistance from senior officers. Others allege unusual troop movements among...
Chinese New Year in the Song Dynasty: Ghost Masks, Nuo Rituals, and Imperial Exorcism Ceremonies
The first morning of the year In the Song Dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279, Chinese New Year unfolded over weeks rather than days. The festive mood began to gather around the Winter...
Su Yiming Wins China’s First Gold Under Japanese Coach Yasuhiro Sato Amid Muted Media Coverage
In February 2026, as the Milan Winter Olympics gathered momentum, Su Yiming landed a decisive run in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final. The 21-year-old from Jilin executed a high-difficulty jump to defeat a strong international...
Canada’s Housing Market Faces ‘Unprecedented Test’ as Prices Slide and Starts Stall
Canada’s housing market is facing an unprecedented severe test. In a Feb. 18 report, economists Benjamin Tal and Katherine Judge of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) pointed out that although official data show housing...