Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Defies Maduro, Surprises Supporters in Norway
By Yang Tianzi Late at night on Dec. 10, 2025, outside a grand hotel in Oslo, Norway, a stunning scene...
US Intercepts Chinese Ship Bound for Iran, Seizes Missile Components
According to The Telegraph, a U.S. special operations team recently intercepted and boarded a vessel...
Li Xi’s Sudden Absence Raises Questions About Xi Jinping’s Inner Circle
By Li Jingyao Rumors have intensified around Li Xi — a member of China’s powerful Politburo Standing...
Passports by Permission: China’s Outbound Freedom Rolls Back
By Chen Jing In 2025, Chinese citizens are facing the sharpest rollback of outbound freedom since...
Shanghai’s Empty Streets Reveal the Depth of China’s Economic Crisis
Shanghai was once defined by its density—crowded malls, noisy markets, and weekend foot traffic so heavy that people moved shoulder-to-shoulder. But across the city today, residents are noticing something unsettling: the crowds are gone. “It...
A Life Under Control: A Beijing Native Reflects on Human Rights, COVID Lockdowns, and Leaving China
By Zhao Xing I was born in Beijing—what people often describe as someone “born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze.” My doubts about the Chinese Communist Party didn’t suddenly appear in...
Confucius and the Quiet Strength of Meaning
By Xiao Guang Among the many stories preserved in Chinese history, one episode involving Confucius continues to resonate with unusual clarity. While traveling between the states of Chen and Cai, Confucius and his disciples were...
China’s State Media Sparks Outrage With Tone-Deaf Delivery Worker Videos
By Jian Yi Public anger in mainland China is once again spilling into open view, as two state-media videos triggered an unusually sharp backlash online. One video released by China Central Television was taken down...
Ma Xingrui Absent Again From Politburo, Fueling Probe Speculation
By Li Jingyao Following his absence from a Politburo collective study session last month, former Xinjiang Party secretary Ma Xingrui was again missing from the Politburo meeting held on Dec. 8, further fueling speculation about...
Why Japan Shields Taiwan While China Aims Missiles at Taipei
Taiwan has shown goodwill to the world — it once saved Japan and also saved China. But the “returns” from these two countries form a painfully sharp contrast: Japan stands up to shield Taiwan, while...
Beijing Accused of Using ‘Neuro-Monitoring Devices’ to Track the Public
By Cai Siyun, Vision Times A Shanghai resident has recently made explosive allegations that Chinese state security authorities are using what he describes as “neuro-monitoring devices” to surveil civilians — technology he claims is “thousands...
Trump Administration Brokers Ceasefire Between Thailand and Cambodia
On Friday, Dec. 12, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that Thailand and Cambodia have reached a ceasefire agreement over the disputed area surrounding Preah Vihear Temple, ending several days of...