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Zhang Youxia as the Second Lin Biao: How the Chinese Communist Party Is Racing Toward Collapse
Mao Zedong’s handling of Lin Biao stands as a textbook example of internal political struggle within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The strategy—first sever the claws, then take the head—is now being closely replicated by...
Elon Musk Predicts Robot Era Will Arrive in 2026, Warns of a Painful 3–7 Year Transition
By Edward Wenming, Vision Times A sweeping vision of humanity’s near future has reignited debate after Elon Musk, the world's richest man, warned that the AI and humanoid robot era will arrive as early as...
‘Purity, Goodness, Beauty:’ International Classical Realism Exhibition Opens in New York
By Shu Xin and Moira The exhibition of finalists for the 7th NTD International Portrait Painting Competition opened on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the historic Salmagundi Club in Manhattan, New York City. This international event...
The Arson Incident at Tiananmen Square 25 Years Ago
By Almarvin On the afternoon of Jan. 23, 2001, a fire broke out in Tiananmen Square. Within two hours, Xinhua News Agency issued an English bulletin stating that five people had set themselves on fire:...
Promotion for Sale: How Xu Caihou Sold Military Promotions to the Highest Bidder
By Fu Longshan, Vision Times Xu Caihou (1943–2015), a native of Wafangdian in China's northern Liaoning Province, was derisively nicknamed the “Northeast Tiger” within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Personally elevated by Jiang Zemin, Xu...
Mark Carney’s China Visit: Trade Wins and Strategic Risks
By Feng Zhiqiang From Jan. 14 to 17, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney toured China. Upon his return, he descended the gangway and stepped onto his own soil, appearing calm and confident, full of...
Earth: A Prison Island in the Universe?
By Mu Feng Earth is not merely humanity’s home. It may also be a prison—an isolated island in the vast cosmos, created specifically as a place of exile for life itself. This idea sounds like...
Failing to Understand Why the Kuomintang Lost to the CCP Will Only Lead to Total Defeat Again
By Fu Longshan The Republic of China—a legitimate government that bore responsibility for the survival of the Chinese nation—how was it ultimately defeated, after the war, by a totalitarian political party willing to seize power...
Unexplained Fatigue May Signal Energy Drain, Not Physical Illness
In most people’s understanding, a “pandemic” is usually associated with viruses, bacteria, or medical reports. However, in the history of spiritual research in 20th-century America, Edgar Cayce—known as the “Sleeping Prophet”—left a very different kind...
The Life of Zhao Ziyang: What His Experiences Reveal About the CCP’s Brutality
By Zhang Yuming A former section chief surnamed Zhang once told me that when the mass rally was convened to execute Zhao Ziyang’s father, he pretended to be suffering from stomach illness and refused to...
‘This Is Not a Crisis, but Death’: A Shanghai Commentator on the Chinese Economy
By Wu Hongsen A collapsing property market, high unemployment, shrinking consumption, falling corporate profits, and the closure of large numbers of factories and shops — these phenomena are often described as an economic crisis or...
Easter Island’s Moai: Could Human History Be Far Older Than We Think?
In the vast central Pacific, a small volcanic island stands in isolation. Easter Island, both distant and lonely, is famous worldwide for its massive stone statues, the Moai, and has become a puzzle that has...