POLITICS
According to a report by Axios, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for Iran affairs, and senior advisor Jared Kushner made a discreet trip this week to Tennessee, where they held closed-door talks with nuclear experts to prepare the technical groundwork for a possible future U.S.–Iran agreement. The report
China’s State Media Push Signals Hu Chunhua’s Rising Clout Within the CCP
By Li Jingyao Since the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee...
China’s Arms Giant Hit by Purge as Fallout Puts Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing in the Crosshairs
By Li Jingyao Following a leadership change within the disciplinary inspection apparatus of China’...
Hu Chunhua Poised for Politburo Entry as CCP Power Reshuffle Looms
By Li Jingyao Recent online chatter suggests that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may convene the...
CCP Aircraft Carrier Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait as Military Pressure Intensifies
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Chinese Communist Party’s aircraft carrier Fujian transited the Taiwan Strait...
Trump Signs Executive Order Designating Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order formally designating fentanyl...
Zelensky Warns of More US Sanctions if Russia Rejects Ukraine Peace Plan
By Gao Yun On Tuesday, Dec. 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if Russia rejects...
How the CCP Leveraged Strategic Diplomacy to Counter the Soviet Union
By Fu Longshan In 1951, the United States orchestrated the signing of the "Treaty of San Francisco...
Ma Xingrui Absent From CCP Mourning Protocol as Hu Jintao Resurfaces
By Li Jingyao Former Chinese finance minister Wang Binggan passed away in Guangzhou on Dec. 8 at the...
Rumors Swirl Over Possible Fifth Plenum as Hu Chunhua, Zhang Shengmin Tipped for Politburo
By Li Jingyao Speculation surrounding the political fate of former Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui...