Hong Kong’s Worst Fire in Decades Exposes Deep Structural Failure
By Ran Xiao Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in recent memory tore through Tai Po’s Hong Fook Court on Nov...
Town of Wallkill Kicks Off the Holiday Season With Annual Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony
On Saturday, Nov. 29, the Town of Wallkill in Orange County, New York, welcomed the holiday season with...
Community Gathers for Middletown’s Annual Tree Lighting Parade and Ceremony
On Friday, Nov. 28, downtown Middletown, NY, ushered in the holiday season, as families, local organizations...
Japan Pulls Critical Chip Materials from China, Escalating Tech War
Normally, Tokyo’s policy statements barely register on China’s internet. But when Japanese officials...
Beijing Goes Quiet as China’s Top General Vanishes After Russia Trip
By Jingyao Li Reports from Beijing suggest an unusual development involving Zhang Youxia, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. Zhang traveled to Russia on Nov. 20 at Moscow’s invitation, but more than a...
China’s Chip Production Faces Risk Amid Japan’s Photoresist Dominance
According to a blogger’s analysis, a handful of Japanese companies control more than 90 percent of the global high-end photoresist market, including EUV photoresists crucial for producing the most advanced chips. In China, over 90...
The Sentence That Altered 1989: Bo Yibo’s Warning to Zhao Ziyang
By Longshan Fu In the spring of 1989—weeks before tanks rolled into Beijing—China’s top leaders gathered behind closed doors, trying to resolve a crisis that none of them truly understood. Students were filling Tiananmen Square...
People Are Vanishing Across China: 79 Missing in 9 Days
By Muzi Li The warning did not come from officials or state media, but from an anxious man in an ordinary social-media video—one that spread quickly across China. “Adults are disappearing more and more often,”...
Ukraine Sends Delegation to US Amid Black Sea Drone Attacks
On Saturday, Nov. 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that a Ukrainian delegation, led by National Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, is traveling to the United States to continue negotiations on an agreement to end...
Trump Warns Airlines: Avoid Venezuela as Safety Deteriorates
On Saturday, Nov. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that, amid rising tensions over alleged drug trafficking, Venezuelan airspace is now considered completely closed by the United States. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "To all...
Venezuela Plans a ‘Prolonged Resistance’ if US strikes
On Saturday, Nov. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Venezuela's airspace and surrounding skies should be considered “completely closed,” though he offered no specifics. As Washington increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, observers...
When a Desperate Escape to Taiwan Ended in a Fatal Shootdown
By Yifan Yang In the turbulent decades following 1949, a number of Chinese Communist troops attempted to escape to Taiwan by air or sea, often risking their lives to flee what they viewed as an...