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A 600-Year-Old Mystery: Who Designed the Forbidden City?
By Yi Xin As the imperial palace of 24 emperors across the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Forbidden City has long evoked feelings of solemnity and mystery. When it later became the Palace Museum, housing...
China Air Force Procurement Investigation Raises Questions Over Senior Officers’ Fate
By Li Jingyao Editor’s Note:This article draws on official notices from China’s military procurement platform, reporting by Hong Kong media, commentary from analysts and former PLA personnel, and unverified disclosures circulating on social media. Claims...
H-1B Visa Screening Tightens as Applicants Are Required to Disclose Social Media Accounts
By Gao Yun A new round of screening measures for H-1B visa applicants took effect in the United States on Monday, December 15, expanding social media scrutiny for high-skilled foreign workers and their accompanying family...
Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack: What We Know About Australia’s Deadliest Terror Incident in Nearly 30 Years
By Yang Tianzi On the evening of December 14, 2025, Bondi Beach—one of Australia’s most recognizable public spaces—became the site of a mass-casualty attack during celebrations of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. As of the...
China’s Debt-Relief Strategy Is Fueling a Larger Fiscal Crisis
By Jing Ye The Debt Relief Plan Failed Almost Immediately When Beijing rolled out its $1.68 trillion debt-relief package in late 2024, officials promoted it as a decisive fix for local government finances. The plan...
Covid-19 Whistleblower Says the CCP Engineered the Hong Kong Fire
By Cai Siyun A catastrophic blaze tore through Hong Kong’s Hung Fuk Yuen estate, leveling seven residential blocks and leaving behind a human toll that many fear is far worse than officials admit. The tragedy...
Thoughts on Trump’s Proclamation of ‘Anti-Communism Week’
Commentary by Yuan Bin On Nov. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation designating Nov. 2–8 Anti-Communism Week so as to honor the hundreds of millions who perished under communist regimes, as well...
New York Is Undergoing a ‘Political Climate Change’
By Chen Jing. The most prosperous and diverse city in the United States is being pushed toward an uncertain future by a wave of far-left politics. The election of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani...
‘We Never Understood His Cry for Help’: Fans Revisit Yu Menglong’s Final Words
Nearly two months after the shocking death of Chinese actor Yu Menglong, fans continue to grapple with unanswered questions surrounding his demise. New footage from one of Yu’s final livestreams has resurfaced online, with netizens...
Does Fasting Contribute to Loss of Focus? Long-term Study Concludes: ‘Only Under Certain Circumstances’
Ever worried that skipping breakfast might leave you foggy at work? Or that intermittent fasting would make you irritable, distracted and less productive? Snack food ads warn us that “you’re not you when you’re hungry”,...
Will China See Another Hua Guofeng? Xi Jinping, Dictatorship, and the Politics of Divine Retribution
Public frustration toward Xi Jinping is easy to understand. Yet, as commentator Lü Honglai argues, calling for Xi to “step down” misses the larger point. It is not Xi himself, he writes, but the one-party...