Dalian Bank Faces Retrial After 180 Million Yuan in Client Funds Vanish
By Cai Siyun A civil ruling recently released by China’s Supreme People’s Court has once again drawn...
Qian Mu Read a Party Proclamation for Three Minutes—and Chose Exile
By Chen Jing Saving a last breath for Chinese civilization: Qian Mu and the newspaper that decided...
Zhang Youxia’s Reported Fall Raises Taiwan Strait Risks; US Navy Veteran Questions PLA Landing Ability
By Lu Yixin Reports that Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military...
Why Chinese People Prefer Hot Water While Much of the World Drinks Ice Water
From an early age, Chinese people are taught never to drink "raw," or unboiled, water. Over time, the...
From Fear to Freedom: A Chinese Christian’s Journey of Faith
By Wei Lu I am a Christian from China who now lives in the United States. I have practiced my faith under two fundamentally different social systems. The distance between them is not abstract. It...
New York Nurses’ Strike Enters Third Week as Talks Resume
By Tian Jingxin New York City’s unprecedented nurses’ strike resumed negotiations and picketing activities on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced that labor talks with major hospital systems restarted after...
Trump Administration to Add 65,000 H-2B Seasonal Worker Visas in 2026
By Gao Yun Reuters reported on Friday, Jan. 30 that the Federal Register announced the Trump administration plans to issue approximately 65,000 additional H-2B seasonal worker visas for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026....
Panama Supreme Court Rules China‑Linked Port Contracts Unconstitutional
According to the Associated Press, Panama’s Supreme Court has recently ruled that the port concession contracts held by Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings, are unconstitutional. Panama’s President José Raúl...
US Alarmed as Canada, UK Deepen Ties With China
According to the Associated Press, as Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently held intensive meetings with multiple Western leaders, some traditional U.S. allies are being accused of prioritizing their short-term economic interests while ignoring broader...
Venezuela Announces Mass Pardons, Political Prisoners to Be Freed
By Yang Tianzi In January 2026, Venezuela experienced a political earthquake that shocked the international community. Following the lethal U.S. military operation that captured former President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, the country’s political landscape...
US Warns Iran: Military Strike Possible as Early as Feb. 1
By Yang Tianzi The situation in the Middle East has sharply escalated over the past 24 hours. As U.S. President Donald Trump issued a final ultimatum to Iran over its missile and nuclear programs, war...
Can Starmer’s China Visit Free Jimmy Lai? Testing the Limits of CCP Bargaining
By Xiao Ran UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on Jan. 28 for his first official visit to China, marking the first formal trip by a British leader in eight years. The visit...