China Has No Succession Law—Only Political Reckoning
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has never resolved...
Japan Signals Economic Decoupling from China with Payment Ban
Under Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese government’s stance toward mainland China...
Trump Pushes GOP to End Filibuster for Stricter Voter ID Laws
Driven by U.S. President Donald Trump, a growing movement within the conservative camp is urging Senate...
Iran Orders ‘Nuclear Talks’ With US as War Fears Peak
By Yang Tianzi At a critical moment when the world was holding its breath over the possibility of...
Precious Metals Sell-Off Triggers Broader Market Declines
By Yang Tianzi Global financial markets have experienced an unexpected and violent shock. The precious metals market, which had been the standout performer in January, suddenly reversed dramatically. The sharp plunge in gold and silver...
Ukraine and SpaceX Move to Restrict Russian Use of Starlink, Musk Says Measures Are Working
By Lu Ke According to Reuters, Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, said on Feb. 1 that measures recently implemented by SpaceX appear to have successfully curbed Russia’s unauthorized use of its satellite internet...
Psychic Predicts Trump Third Term Amid Global Conflict Risks
British psychic and prophet Craig Hamilton-Parker had previously sensed that Trump would have a third term and felt that a global-impacting conflict might occur, with Taiwan being one of the possible triggers. Now, even though...
China Detains Investigative Journalist Liu Hu After Report Exposes Alleged Abuse by Sichuan Party Chief
By Li Muzi Criminal detention follows high-profile corruption exposé On Feb. 1, Chinese police detained Liu Hu, one of the country’s best-known investigative journalists, shortly after he published an article detailing alleged abuses by Pu...
Zhang Youxia’s Arrest and the Abnormal Signals Shaking China’s Political and Military Order
By Cai Siyun The arrest of Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission (CMC)—the Party body that exercises absolute control over the armed forces—is the most consequential political earthquake to...
Massive PLA Movements Spark Fears of Power Struggle After Zhang Youxia’s Fall
By Cai Siyun Ten days after Chinese authorities announced that Zhang Youxia—former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the Chinese Communist Party’s highest military body—had “run into trouble,” signs of large-scale People’s Liberation...
Xi Jinping Alone at the Helm as Party Elders Retreat: China’s Power Struggle Enters a Dangerous Phase
By David and Li Jingyao A vice chairman falls—and the army stirs On Jan. 24, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling Leninist party-state, announced that Zhang Youxia, a Politburo member and vice chairman of...
The Crisis of Narrative
By Wei J Chir Since the Renaissance, classical Western art has been the beating heart of Western civilization. Grounded in proportion, order, and rational observation, it gave visual form to grand historical narratives and embodied...