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China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Withholds Names of 66 Disciplined Senior Officials
By Jingyao Li Record investigations, missing names China’s top anti-corruption authorities announced on Jan. 17 that in 2025, a total of 115 officials at the provincial-ministerial level or above were placed under investigation, while 69...
Iran State Television Hijacked to Broadcast Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s Call for Military Defection
By Yang Tianzi A cyber intrusion into Iran’s state media Iran experienced a politically charged cyber incident on Jan. 18, when multiple channels of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the country’s state-controlled media...
Xi Jinping’s Military Inner Circle Shrinks as PLA Generals Vanish From Command Roles
By Jingyao Li China’s military convened an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission (CMC)—the Chinese Communist Party’s top body overseeing the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)—Discipline Inspection Commission on Jan. 16. Speaking at the meeting,...
Can Xi Jinping Be Brought Down by His Closest Aide? Cai Qi, Power, and the Politics of Survival in China
By Jian Yi The dictator’s fate—and the men closest to him “The people say: if Stalin had died ten years earlier, perhaps we would have lived better lives… In history, every autocratic ruler has died...
China Opens Disciplinary Probe Into Military Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia, Online Reaction Backfires
By Li Muzi On Jan. 24, Chinese authorities announced disciplinary investigations into Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and Liu Zhenli, chief of the CMC’s Joint Staff Department, on suspicion of...
TikTok Strikes US Deal, Majority Ownership Moves to American Investors
By Tian Jingxin After years of political, legal, and regulatory disputes, TikTok’s future in the United States has finally been settled. TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced Thursday that a key agreement has been officially...
Massive Winter Storm Threatens 40+ US States, Thousands of Flights Canceled
By Gao Yun A massive winter storm is expected to sweep across the United States this weekend, covering more than 2,000 miles and potentially affecting over 40 states. Multiple U.S. airlines have proactively canceled flights...
Canada Faces Domestic Backlash Over China Pivot as Trump Warns of Security Risks
By Jin Yan After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney publicly outlined a “new world order” and a diplomatic pivot at the World Economic Forum in Davos, debates within Canada’s political scene over China policy, national...
Report: Venezuela’s Vice President Pledged Cooperation With Trump Before Maduro Ouster
By Yang Tianzi The UK’s Guardian revealed on Jan. 24 that before the U.S. military forcibly took away Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, then–Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and her powerful brother had promised...
Trump Signals ‘Future Agreement’ With NATO on Greenland as Arctic Rivalry With China Intensifies
By Yang Tianzi A statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has brought a dramatic turning point to the Greenland crisis that has simmered for weeks. Known...
Xi Warns of Growing Uncertainty as Graft Probes Ensnare Over 4,000 CCP Officials
By Li Deyan A recent Communist Party seminar for provincial- and ministerial-level officials has drawn attention amid signs of intensifying internal tensions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central...
How Many Times Will Trump and Xi Meet in 2026? Bessent Signals Up to Four Summits
By Gao Yun U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that U.S.-China trade relations have stabilized and are now in what he described as a “very good balance,” suggesting that both sides have stepped...