FBI Executes Search at Fulton County Election Office Over 2020 Records
By Tian Jingxin On Jan. 28, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), acting under a court-issued...
US War Secretary: Military Prepared to Attack Iran if Trump Orders
By Gao Yun U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, Jan. 29 that if President Trump deems...
Trump Administration Shifts to ‘Targeted Enforcement’ in Immigration Crackdown, Homan Says
By Tian Jingxin On Thursday, Jan. 29 White House border affairs chief Tom Homan held the first briefing...
The Purge of a Top Chinese General Signals a Dangerous Turning Point for Xi Jinping’s Military
By Cai Siyun A break in the pattern: online opinion turns against Xi For years, when senior officials...
Top Secret: How Mao Zedong Silenced a Senior Spy—and Why His Finance Chief Knew Everything
By Fu Longshan Yan’an’s myth of self-reliance—and the reality of financial collapse In the Chinese Communist Party’s official historiography, Yan’an in the 1940s is portrayed as a beacon of “self-reliance” and revolutionary virtue. In reality,...
PLA Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia Detained as China Military on Highest Alert
A capital under unusual orders “Attention. System notice received. Abnormal activity detected in Zone X. Pack up. Prepare. Move out.” “Personnel assigned. Code name: Youth Unit. Destination: East China Area 06. Mission: Operation Cicada Suppression.”...
Beijing’s Cross–Strait Think Tank Forum Triggers Taiwan Backlash Over Alleged Defense Trade-Offs
By Lu Yixin A “Cross–Strait Exchange and Cooperation Prospects Forum,” jointly organized by think tanks affiliated with Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT)—the island’s main opposition party—and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling party, is scheduled to...
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli Accused of ‘Splitting the Central Military Commission’ as PLA Responses Remains Muted
By Li Deyan On the evening that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were officially announced to have fallen from power, the People's Liberation Amry (PLA) Daily newspaper published an editorial accusing the two senior officers...
Blood Under the Monastery: Kumbum Monastery and the Beginning of a Tibetan Buddhist Catastrophe
By Xiao Guang The sky above the Tibetan plateau stretches so wide it commands reverence. Fierce winds tear white clouds into strange forms. At times they resemble a snow leopard mid-stride. At others, the flowing...
Tougher Fines, Stricter Rules: New York Driving Laws Change in 2026
New York drivers can expect to face tougher penalties under a revamped state DMV point system set to take effect this February, with higher point values for common violations and an easier path to license...
Hong Kong Official Removed as Government Denies Rumors of Senior-Level Shake-Up
By Lu Yixin Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Jan. 27 that Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, had stepped down due to health reasons, rejecting speculation that his departure was...
China’s Military Purge Reaches Highest Generals
China’s leadership has launched its most far-reaching military purge in decades, placing two of the country’s most senior uniformed officials under investigation and leaving the top command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) effectively hollowed...