CHINA
A brief Party announcement opens the final phase of the purge On June 2, 2026, the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published a brief notice on its website stating that Li Xiaohong, the former director of the Central Inspection Work Leadership Group Office, a body that coordinated the deployment
Pro-CCP Candidates Sweep Hong Kong Election
On Dec. 19, Hong Kong held its Legislative Council (LegCo) election. Pro-CCP candidates swept the first-ever...
Chinese Central Bank Slashes Main Interest Rate Amidst Economic Pressure
On Dec. 20, the People’s Bank Of China (PBOC) announced a five-basis point cut in its one-year Loan Prime...
Peng Shuai Retracts Sexual Allegations in First Public Appearance in Almost 3 Weeks
In her first public appearance after nearly three weeks Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denied ever having...
Foreigners Barred From Spreading Religious Content as China Tightens Internet Controls
A few days before Christmas, Chinese authorities released new Internet regulations on Dec. 21, announcing...
Harvard Prof. Charles Lieber Convicted of Lying About China Ties, Receiving Millions in Funding
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to convict Harvard nanoscientist Charles Lieber for...
Renowned Chinese Lawyer Tang Jitian Disappears After Years of Standing Up for Falun Gong, Other Persecuted
Tang Jitian, a Chinese human rights attorney, has not been heard from since Dec. 10, according to close...
‘A Big Failure for the United States’: Florida’s DeSantis on Investing in China
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration announced on Dec. 20 that they would move to take control...
Beijing Demands $210 Million From China’s ‘Queen of Live Streaming’ Viya
Chinese tax authorities have hit live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known to her fans as Viya...
Xi’an Residents Fear Plague Outbreak as Locals Suffer Hemorrhagic Fever
China is facing an unsettling year-end. A recent outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has emerged in the northwestern...