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CHINESE HISTORY
To understand the evolution of Chinese politics in the post-Mao era and the historic events that led to the Tiananmen square massacre, one must first understand what some scholars have called the Chinese Communist Party's “Dual-Peak Politics” of the 1980s. Many people assume that after returning to power following the
From Hua Tuo to Shaolin: The Deep Roots of Medicine and Kung Fu in China
Throughout Chinese history, many of the greatest physicians were also accomplished martial artists. The...
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...
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...
Peng Peiyun’s Death: Reassessing the Figure Behind China’s Population Control Campaign (Part I)
On Dec. 21, 2025, Peng Peiyun died in Beijing at the age of 96. Some media outlets noted that the date...
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...
The Xi’an Incident: A Mutiny That Changed China’s Fate
On Dec. 12, 1936, in the 25th year of the Republic of China, Zhang Xueliang—then Deputy Commander-in-Chief...
‘To Lose Taiwan Is to Lose the Pacific’: MacArthur’s Warning Revisited
By Ying Shan, Vision Times Recent headlines declaring that “a Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency...
Bo Xilai’s Rise and Fall: How Defiant Ambition Turned a Princeling Into a Prisoner
Bo Xilai’s political ambition was never subtle. Born into the family of Bo Yibo—one of the Chinese Communist...
CCP Corruption Exposed by Former Top Leader and Executed Police Chief
By Fu Longshan Former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Zhao Ziyang once stood at the...