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European Parliament Opposes Forceful Change to Taiwan Strait Status Quo, Supports Taiwan’s International
On May 20, the European Parliament plenary session passed a “Recommendation on the 81st Session of the...
Trump Presses Beijing Into Concessions on AI Chips, Energy, and the Middle East
Trump's May 2026 trip to Beijing was the first American presidential visit to the Chinese capital in...
Xi Jinping’s Wife Peng Liyuan Skipped Trump Summit and Has Vanished From Public Diplomacy — Beijing Is
From the moment Air Force One touched down at Beijing Capital Airport on May 14, 2026, something was...
Control Yuan Probes Taiwanese Physician Over China Organ Transplant Brokerage
According to the Central News Agency, Taiwan’s Control Yuan member Tien Chiu-chin stated on May 17 that...
The Story a Film Couldn’t Tell: How Mao’s Campaign Silenced China’s Finest Filmmakers
In 1951, Mao Zedong personally ordered a political campaign that destroyed the careers of the team behind...
Mao’s ‘Heaven Won’t Fall’: How the CCP Was Built on Impunity
In 1942, Mao Zedong launched a campaign of mass terror inside the Party's own wartime base at Yan'an,...
Mao Launched the Cultural Revolution to Seize Absolute Power, Not to Pursue an Ideal
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, competing theories still fight for dominance: was it...
Hong Kong’s National Security Budget Swells to HK$18 Billion Since 2020
Hong Kong’s government has quietly allocated another HK$5 billion (US$640 million) in non-recurrent spending...
Taiwan Actress Lin Chi-ling’s Agency Appointment Sparks Controversy
Taiwan’s Cultural Content and Creative Industries Agency (TAICCA) recently announced its new board member...
