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
Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile $74 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Japan’s ‘Understand and Respect’ Remarks on Taiwan: What Takaichi Really Meant
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The Chinese Vice President Han Zheng’s New Absence Is Not a Defection to Russia
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Seven Assassination Attempts: How Deng Xiaoping Survived Mao-Era Plots
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Putin Holds Five-Hour Meeting on Trump’s 27-Point Ukraine Plan
A pivotal round of diplomacy unfolded in Moscow this week as Russian President Vladimir Putin held nearly...
Xi Jinping’s ‘Self-Revolution’ Doctrine Backfires Amid Sweeping Corruption Probes
By Chen Jing, Vision Times On Nov. 30, 2025, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) flagship journal...
Leaked Claims Tie Ma Xingrui’s Corruption Case to Xi Jinping’s Wife Peng Liyuan
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times Politburo member Ma Xingrui and leading anti-corruption chief Li Xi were...