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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
Taiwan Issues Warning to Farmers Over Rising China Custard Apple Imports
Taiwan Issues Warning to Farmers Over Rising China Custard Apple Imports
China’s import of Taiwanese Custard apples has become the latest cause of dispute across the strait after...
How Sun Yat-sen's Widow Became One of Mao's Most Vocal Enforcers in the 1957 Purge of Intellectuals
How Sun Yat-sen’s Widow Became One of Mao’s Most Vocal Enforcers in the 1957 Purge of Intellectuals
A story has been circulating on mainland Chinese internet forums for years: that Soong Ching-ling, the...
China's 'Roommate Marriages' Reflect Deepening Trust Crisis Among Young Couples
China’s ‘Roommate Marriages’ Reflect Deepening Trust Crisis Among Young Couples
Many Westerners may not realize that one of China's biggest crises is its population crisis. Clearly,...
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Why Did Xi Choose Cai Qi to Lead the Central Party School? Three Unusual Signals Raise Questions
Cai Qi, a prominent Chinese leader made his first public appearance on June 5  in his new capacity as...
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Inside China’s Rust Belt: How the Northeast Lost Its Industrial Edge
Northeast China is China's Rust Belt. Global Rust Belt regions all follow the same vicious cycle: economic...
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China’s ‘Dual-Peak Politics’: How Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun Shaped the Tiananmen Crisis
To understand the evolution of Chinese politics in the post-Mao era and the historic events that led...
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KMT Chair Cheng Li-wen’s Washington Visit Collapses After White House Meeting Canceled
In June, with just five months remaining before Taiwan's local elections, Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Cheng...
Record Capital Flight: Why Chinese Wealth Is Flooding Into America
In early June, Chinese regulators delivered a stark message to investors seeking access to overseas markets...
Xi Jinping Cannot Afford to Lose Taiwan. But Can He Afford to Win It?
Commentary by Christian, Vision Times History offers a warning to leaders who stake their reputations...