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Nanjing activist Shi Tingfu, known as the first person in China’s street protests to publicly give speeches urging people to “Never Forget June 4,” is 67 years old. A human rights defender, Shi actively supported the 1989 student movement and later became a practitioner of street activism during his rights-defense
Beijing Steps Up Military Pressure as Taiwan’s Defense Budget Faces Political Deadlock
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to provoke Taiwan by sending naval vessels to operate around...
China’s Blood Donation System Fuels Black Market for Transfusion Certificates
An undercover investigation by a Chinese media outlet, Upstream News, has uncovered a black market built...
China Protest Video Goes Viral After Man Recites ‘How to Kill a Bird’ in Shenyang
On the evening of April 15, a man stood in the middle of Zhongjie, a pedestrian shopping street in Shenyang...
Confucius’s Warning Against Becoming a ‘Tool-Person’ Still Applies in the Age of Algorithms
In today’s Chinese internet slang, a “tool-person” (Gongju ren) refers to someone valued only for utility—replaceable...
Chongqing’s Liangjiang New Area Party Chief Luo Lin Arrested: Fourth Consecutive Boss Purged
Chongqing has developed a reputation, shaped by a series of high-profile political downfalls, as one...
US State Department Report Warns Hong Kong Freedoms Are Being Systematically Eroded
By Meng Hao, Vision Times A newly-released report from the U.S. Department of State warns that Hong...
Xi Turns to Jiang Zemin’s Legacy as Internal Purges Undermine His Power Base
By Du Zheng, Commentary Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leader, has spent much...
20+ Ships Safely Cross Strait of Hormuz as Taiwan Receives 2 Million-Barrel Oil Shipment
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times The ongoing conflict in Iran has disrupted global energy supplies, even...
Japan Lifts Arms Export Restrictions in Major Post-WWII Policy Shift
Japan has taken a major step away from its post-World War II pacifist stance by allowing arms exports...