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Community Reflections on America’s 250th Birthday (PART II)
New York State Senator James Skoufis attends the New York premiere of 'Confetti' at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Oct. 28, 2021 in New York City. (Image: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Media Assets, Inc.) New...
Anti-Xi Resolution, Taiwan Reception, Agency Letter: Three US Moves Pressure Beijing
Taiwan’s Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu led a delegation on a visit to the United States, where it received a high-level bipartisan welcome from members of the U.S. Congress. Some commentators have compared the trip with...
Miles Yu Warns Academic Exchanges With China Pose a National Security Risk
By Jian Yi, Commentary Former U.S. State Department China policy adviser Miles Yu is warning that academic exchanges between the United States and China have become increasingly one-sided, arguing that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...
Why China’s Gold Buying Spree May Create a Hidden Financial Vulnerability
By Mixer, Vision Times, Analysis China's central bank has now increased its gold holdings for 19 consecutive months, the longest uninterrupted buying streak in years. Since November 2024, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) has...
Zero Debt, Zero Regret: Why Young Shenzhen Workers Are Swearing Off Borrowing
A 2025 survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Finance found that 78.3 percent of people born in the 1990s carry debt, with average liabilities of 121,000 yuan. For many young workers...
The Beezly Experience: One Destination for All Things Beezly
As the final part of this series, we take a closer look at the many programs, brands and initiatives that make up The Beezly Experience — a place where creativity, education, entrepreneurship and community come...
Xi Jinping Cannot Afford to Lose Taiwan. But Can He Afford to Win It?
Commentary by Christian, Vision Times History offers a warning to leaders who stake their reputations on reclaiming a contested piece of territory. After retreating to Taiwan in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek spent the final 25 years...
Xi Jinping’s Secret War: How China Is Bankrolling Russia’s Assault on Ukraine
In mid-May, Xi Jinping hosted US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing within the same week, each receiving two days of lavish state treatment. Trump's visit produced trade optics; Putin's visit...
Zhao Ziyang’s Fall Was Complete a Year Before Tiananmen
Zhao Ziyang refused to back the Tiananmen crackdown and died under house arrest Zhao Ziyang, who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party until his removal in 1989, is remembered for standing with...
$14 Billion Taiwan Weapons Package Faces Uncertainty Amid US–China Tensions
Commentary by Dong Fang The Xi–Trump meeting has concluded, yet the proposed US$14 billion arms sale package to Taiwan remains unresolved. Is Trump trying to appease Xi Jinping? If so, that would encourage the Chinese...
Hong Kong Proposal Would Let Chief Executive Determine National Security Crimes
The Hong Kong government on Monday, June 8 proposed introducing subsidiary legislation under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The proposal would authorize the Chief Executive of Hong Kong to issue certificates under either the Hong...
Xi’s North Korea Trip Raises Questions About China’s Influence in the Region
By Si Yang, Commentary As Chinese leader Xi Jinping returns to Beijing this week after his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years, both Chinese and North Korean state media sought to portray the trip...