POLITICS
On June 18, the Party-controlled State Council released a personnel announcement: Cai Qi, the Politburo Standing Committee member who heads the Party Secretariat and effectively manages the CCP's day-to-day operations, was appointed concurrently as president of the National Academy of Governance. Chen Xi, Xi Jinping's longtime chief strategist and the
Amazon Tackling Supply Chain Crisis With Private Ships
America’s supply chain crisis has driven up the prices of products. However, Amazon is trying to bypass...
Nicaragua Ends Diplomatic Relations With Taiwan, Recognizes Beijing Under ‘One-China’ Policy
Nicaragua’s government announced on Dec. 9 that it would move to officially cut diplomatic ties with...
Lithuania Facing Corporate Boycott Triggered by Beijing
Lithuania is facing a hard time doing business with China after Beijing reportedly instructed multinationals...
Microsoft Shareholders Vote For Better Sexual Harassment Reporting
On Nov. 30, shareholders of Microsoft voted in support of making the company more transparent when it...
China’s Defense Expenditure Greater Than South-East Asian Countries and Regional Rivals
One of the most explicit ways of measuring the potential military capability of a nation is its expenditure...
Unvaccinated Individuals Face More Restrictions in Italy
The Italian government has tightened restrictions on citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against...
Men Seeking Vasectomies in China Denied by Government as Birth Rate Continues to Decline
When first-time mother Zhao Zihuan and her husband decided to have a vasectomy after welcoming a son...
Boarding Schools for Tibet’s Nearly 1 Million Children Erasing Native Language, Culture: NGO Report
A report released by the The Tibet Action Institute (TAI) on Dec. 7 describes how children in Tibet as...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Brokered Confidential Deal with China Worth $275 Billion
Apple CEO Tim Cook agreed to Invest $275 billion in China in return for unlimited access to the Chinese...