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When Fear Becomes Self-Censorship: Cheng Lei’s Warning to Free Societies

By Chang Yin, Commentary Australian journalist Cheng Lei, a former television anchor for China's state broadcaster CGTN, recently traveled to Taiwan after regaining her freedom following more than three years

China’s New Consumption Plan Faces Structural Headwinds, Economists Warn

By Jin Yan, Vision Times On July 2, China's State Council released its 15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption, setting an ambitious goal of increasing the country's total retail sales
How ‘Small Yard, High Fence’ Is Reshaping Taiwan’s Role in Global Supply Chains
China’s Article 63 Sparks Debate Over the Global Reach of Beijing’s Ethnic Unity Law
Why Do Some Chinese Immigrants in America Still Answer to Beijing?
Chinese Immigrants that still Answer to Beijing
‘709’ Survivor Zhang Ren Reflects on China’s Lawyer Crackdown, Calls for Greater Unity
‘It Didn’t Just Target One Lawyer’: You Feiyu Reflects on China’s ‘709 Crackdown’
11 Years After China’s ‘709 Crackdown,’ Exiled Lawyer Reflects on Its Lasting Impact
Xi Jinping Military Purge
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...
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Why China’s Gold Buying Spree May Create a Hidden Financial Vulnerability
By Mixer, Vision Times, Analysis China's central bank has now increased its gold holdings for 19 consecutive...
Why Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun’s Absence From International Forums Is Making Headlines
News analysis Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, unlike many of his counterparts in Western governments...
Venezuela's Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Venezuela’s Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Commentary Two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela within a minute of each other on Wednesday (June...
Beijing Revives Mao-Era Nationalization Rhetoric, Signaling a New Assault on Private Wealth
Beijing Revives Mao-Era Nationalization Rhetoric, Signaling a New Assault on Private Wealth
On June 19, 2026, China's state news agency Xinhua published a lengthy celebratory article titled "The...
A Journey of Faith From the Land of Buddha to the Ancient Greek World
When I was a child my family would frequent a pristine lake called Mansar, lying in the western Shivalik...
Covid Surge Returns to China, Residents Say 2026 Strain Hits Harder Than 2022
Covid Surge Returns to China, Residents Say 2026 Strain Hits Harder Than 2022
Beijing's COVID case counts have climbed for six months. Official figures from mainland China have long...