POLITICS
Taiwan's Executive Yuan originally proposed a US$39.6 billion (NT$1.25 trillion) special defense budget, but in May the Legislative Yuan reduced it to US$24.7 billion (NT$780 billion). The approved package did not include funding for the commercial procurement or commissioned production of unmanned systems, CNA reported. To continue developing Taiwan's uncrewed
Bo Xilai’s Fatal Arrogance: Words that Sealed the Fate of China’s ‘Billionaire Princeling’
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Power Split at the Top? Zhang Youxia’s Russia Trip Points to a Xi–Zhang Showdown
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times Following the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Fourth Plenum that wrapped...
Why the World Is Reconsidering Taiwan’s UN Status
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Thai Scholars Warn Ukraine War Could Guide China’s Taiwan Strategy
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Ukraine Urged to Abandon NATO Bid in Trump Peace Plan
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Mamdani and Trump Hold First Meeting Amid Sharp Policy Divisions
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Xi Honors Hu Yaobang’s 110th Anniversary Amid Sea of Stone-Faced ‘Red Elites’
By Jiantao Paian, Vision Times On Nov. 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a high-profile symposium...
Epstein Files: Trump Signs Bill Requiring DOJ to Release Records
President Trump has signed a new law directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its investigative...
Analysis: Beijing Miscalculates as Japan Draws a Red Line
From Nov. 16 to 18, East Asia witnessed a rapid and dramatic escalation that spread from the sea to diplomacy...