Vision Times Staff
Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit Rubio Warns Nothing Should ‘Destabilize’ Taiwan Or Indo-Pacific Region
A week ahead of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning on May 5 while Chinese military vessels and aircraft continued to operate around Taiwan. The U.S....
AI Could Save America’s Economy—or Deepen Its Debt Crisis, Yale Study Warns
A May 6 report by Fortune noted that tech giants are pouring nearly $1 trillion into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure based on one core assumption: AI will dramatically boost productivity and reshape the global economic...
Michael Kovrig Says Chinese EV Imports Could Destroy Canadian Industry
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party for 1,028 days, issued a stark warning while testifying before Parliament on May 4: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push toward expanded trade...
Beijing Excavator Attack: China Censors Market Massacre That Killed Up to 18
A man drove a heavy excavator into a crowded weekend market in Beijing's Fangshan district on March 29, 2026, killing as many as 18 people, in what eyewitness accounts and a since-deleted Caixin investigation describe...
Why The Economist Says Cai Qi May Be the Most Dangerous Man Standing Next to Xi Jinping
Cai Qi is fifth in the Politburo Standing Committee's formal ranking but functionally sits second only to Xi Jinping. The Economist's profile lays out why. Cai runs the CCP General Office, which controls Xi's daily...
Hong Kong Lands at 140 in World Press Freedom Index, Putting It Between Rwanda and Syria
According to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, Hong Kong's score slipped from 39.86 last year to 39.49 this year, with the political, economic, and social subscores all moving down. The territory's overall position held...
Taiwan’s Rescheduled Presidential Visit to Eswatini Draws Diplomatic Attention
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te eventually landed in Eswatini on May 2 following an unsuccessful attempt earlier in late April, marking an important diplomatic victory for Taiwan, according to several global media reports. The trip didn't...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Warns of More Systematic United Front Tactics From Beijing
The Chinese Communist Party’s cognitive warfare and united front threats against Taiwan have shifted from single-point infiltration to systematic deployment, said Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense stated on May 4, according to Taipei Times. The...
Taiwan Defense Budget Stalls as Trump–Xi Meeting Nears, Raising Strategic Concerns
Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties have failed three times to reach an agreement on the “Special Defense Budget Act” while U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to China for a meeting with Xi Jinping is...
Lai Ching-te Defies External Pressure as Taiwan–Eswatini State Visit Begins
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te led a delegation and arrived in Eswatini on May 2 to begin a state visit. The move drew strong criticism from mainland China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which reiterated its adherence to...
Hong Kong Ranks 140th in Global Press Freedom Index as China Remains Near Bottom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published the 2026 World Press Freedom Index on April 30. The report shows that Hong Kong ranks 140th and remains in the worst-rated category of “very serious situation.” Taiwan ranks 28th,...
Beijing Could Isolate Taiwan Through Maritime and Air Customs Inspections, Researcher Warns
Hoover Fellow at Stanford University Eyck Freymann has recently said in an analysis that the People's Republic of China (PRC) could restrict ships and flights entering and leaving Taiwan through maritime and air customs inspections,...