Iran Sees 65 Dead, Thousands Arrested Amid Expanding National Protests
By Yang Tianzi Iran is experiencing an unprecedented nationwide protest movement. The demonstrations...
Senior Naval Officer Wang Zheng Dies Amid Widespread PLA Turmoil
In early January, news emerged that Wang Zheng, a former deputy political commissar of the Chinese Communist...
‘Nine Commentaries’ Sparks Awakening and Spiritual Resistance Against the CCP
By Xiao Ran Since its publication in November 2004, Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party has circulated...
Trump and Greenland: From Provocation to Policy
President Donald Trump has once again declared that Greenland—a self-governing territory under Danish...
Power Replaces Rules: Trump’s Return and the Unraveling of the CCP’s Global Strategy
By Xiao Ran The year 2026 had barely begun when the international landscape started to change shape. Within a single week, a series of events unfolded that at first glance appeared disconnected: decisive U.S. action...
A Dangerous Rose: Lawrence Summers, Keyu Jin, and a Blind Spot in Western Academia
By Xiao Ran In November 2025, only days after the U.S. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a quiet panic spread through Harvard University and the small, overlapping world of elite Western academia. Lawrence...
NYC Transit Fares Increase; OMNY Replaces MetroCard in 2026
By Tian Jingxin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will fully implement its 2026 adjustments to transit fares, bridge and tunnel tolls, and ticketing policies starting Jan. 4, 2026. The changes cover multiple transportation services, including...
Trump Warns Iran Over Protest Killings, Says US May Order Military Action
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, Jan. 9, that Iran, which is facing large-scale protests, is in “very big trouble” and again warned that he may order military strikes. Trump said:...
Trump Calls for One-Year 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates Starting Jan. 20, 2026
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, Jan. 9, that he is calling for a one-year cap of 10 percent on credit card interest rates starting Jan. 20, 2026. “Starting Jan. 20,...
The Capture of Maduro and a New Chapter of the Monroe Doctrine
By Wang He At 10:46 p.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 2, President Trump issued the final order. At 1:01 a.m. on Jan. 3, a joint team of U.S. intelligence operatives and special operations forces arrived...
The First ‘Tiger’ of 2026: The Fall of Former Vice Minister Tian Xuebin Sends Deep Political Signals
By Li Jingyao China’s first major anti-corruption case of 2026 has emerged. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced that Tian Xuebin, former member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of Water Resources, is...
From Oil Wealth to State Collapse: How Venezuela Unraveled in Less Than Two Decades
Between 2013 and 2023, Venezuelans experienced a 74 percent collapse in living standards, one of the steepest declines ever recorded in modern economic history. On the streets of Caracas, rubble from explosions and missile fragments...