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Merchant-Led Iran Protests Signal Deep Unrest at the End of 2025
By Yang Tianzi, Vision Times. As the bells welcoming the New Year of 2026 rang out across Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran found itself confronting one of the most severe domestic political crises since...
Factories Close, Workers Sleep on the Streets: Dongguan’s Vanishing Workforce Raises Hard Questions
Changqing Street was once one of Dongguan’s busiest commercial areas. Today, it feels unusually quiet. In a video shared online, a vlogger films the nearly empty street and asks where everyone has gone. The livestreamers...
Memories of Jining: A Elderly Survivor of Tyranny Quits the Chinese Communist Party
The Tuidang movement, started in November 2004, encourages Chinese around the world to renounce their oaths made to lay down their lives for communism when they joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or its affiliated...
Xi Jinping Told to ‘Know His Place’ as His Authority Suffers Further Downgrade
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times From Dec. 25-26, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Politburo met for its annual "Democratic Life Meeting," chaired by Party leader Xi Jinping. While the gathering followed established ritual, observers noted...
Times Square Unveils ‘Sphere of Stars’ for Historic 2026 New Year
By Tian Jingxin As the last pages of 2025 are about to turn, global attention once again focuses on Midtown Manhattan’s “Crossroads of the World.” This year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration is set...
Sino-US Relations Enter Phase of Risk Management, With Taiwan a Key Variable
Bu Lu Ke, Vision Times According to reporting by "The Diplomat," the latest U.S. National Security Strategy offers a sobering and pragmatic assessment of current U.S.–China relations. While the report continues to define China as...
A ‘Fatal Misstep’: Xi’s Military Power Dismantled as His Influence Wanes Within the PLA
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times Since the second half of last year, rumors have persistently circulated that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is losing control of the military. Beyond speculation, a growing body...
China’s ‘Live-Fire’ Exercises Near Taiwan Heighten Regional Tensions
The Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan from Dec. 29 to 30, including live-fire drills. Taiwan’s defense and coast guard units maintained a high level of alert in...
Taiwan Warns of CCP’s ‘Coercive Unification’ Strategy as Threats Escalate
The year 2025 is coming to an end. For Taiwan, it has been a turbulent year. Taiwan achieved breakthrough accomplishments in its economy and diplomacy, yet the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military threats—combined with the...
Global Lawmakers Voice Support for Taiwan Amid Chinese Military Exercises
The Chinese military conducted large-scale exercises around Taiwan from Dec. 29 to 31. Lawmakers from multiple countries publicly expressed support for Taiwan, directly criticizing China’s intimidation as a threat to regional security and raising concerns...
Shen Yun Returns to Kennedy Center, Receiving Proclamations From US Officials
By Cao Ming, Vision Times The world-renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts has launched its 2026 global tour across Europe, the Americas, and Asia in December and will return to Washington, D.C.’s prestigious Kennedy Center Opera...
Families in Quanzhou, China Take to the Streets Amid Surge in Child Disappearances
By Li Muzi, Vision Times Despite the rapid expansion of surveillance cameras across China, mysterious disappearances of children and young adults continue to be reported nationwide. In recent years, public suspicion has increasingly focused on...