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One of the most important and elaborate accounts of travel along the ancient Silk Route comes from the journeys of the Chinese monk Xuanzang (玄奘), who lived in the early Tang Dynasty (626–907) and is famously the inspiration for the Tang Monk, protagonist of the great classical novel Journey to
How China Is Learning From Iran’s Coercive Use of Strategic Waterways
Commentary by Tang Ming-hui, Up Media. The Singapore-flagged container ship Ever Lovely, operated...
Why Beijing Won’t Let Jimmy Lai Go
Commentary by Yuan Shan, Vision Times When U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
Xi Jinping Locked Up China’s Top Generals for 10 Weeks in a Military Loyalty Purge
China's military just wrapped up a ten-week program that confined hundreds of senior generals at a Beijing...
Anti-Xi Resolution, Taiwan Reception, Agency Letter: Three US Moves Pressure Beijing
Taiwan’s Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu led a delegation on a visit to the United States, where it received...
Xi Jinping’s Manufacturing Push Is About Empowering the Regime, Not Prosperity
The Chinese Communist Party's leading theoretical journal, Qiushi, devoted its latest issue to nearly...
Xi’s 2026 Purges Take Down Multi-Province Powerbroker and China’s Emergency Minister
This is the second in a three-part series covering recent political developments in the leadership of...
Behind Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Inner Military Circle in Early 2026
This is the third in a three-part series covering recent political developments in the leadership of...
Supreme Court Leaves Door Open to Future Debate Over Birthright Citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to restrict birthright...
Miles Yu Warns Academic Exchanges With China Pose a National Security Risk
By Jian Yi, Commentary Former U.S. State Department China policy adviser Miles Yu is warning that...