How Confucian Philosophy Helped Influence Early America’s Democracy and Ideals
By Li Qingcheng, Vision Times One unexpected topic that emerged during the high-profile visit of U.S...
How CCP-Linked Networks Reach Deep Into American Political Institutions
By Fengyun Daqiju, Vision Times A series of high-profile cases involving Chinese influence operations...
Trump Administration Escalates Pressure on Cuba With Potential Indictment of Raúl Castro
According to Reuters, citing informed sources, the U.S. Department of Justice plans to file criminal...
Federal Jury Rejects Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit as Time-Barred
On May 18, Fox News reported that a U.S. federal jury ruled that Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and...
Guangxi Earthquake Kills 2 and Topples 13 Buildings in Liuzhou
According to the Associated Press, a pre-dawn earthquake tore through Liuzhou, a city in China's southern Guangxi region, early Monday, killing two people, leaving one missing, and forcing more than 7,000 residents from their homes....
Pompeii: The ‘Damned City of Sin’ That Suffered Catastrophic Destruction
Founded in the 6th century BC, Pompeii was incorporated into the Roman Empire in 89 BC together with the nearby town of Herculaneum. As a coastal city bathed in the warm sunshine of the Italian...
Lai Ching-te Defends ROC Status Quo, Says No ‘Taiwan Independence’ Issue
In the aftermath of the Trump–Xi meeting last week, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te addressed the public on May 17 after receiving a briefing from Taiwan’s national security team. He emphasized five key points: Taiwan is...
2026 Super El Niño Could Worsen Global Supply Disruptions and Food Insecurity
A powerful El Niño weather pattern associated with rising global temperatures and severe climate disruptions is expected to develop this year, leading to worries that the event — possibly the strongest since 1877 — could...
Chinese Dissident Warns PLA Purges Have Not Deterred Xi’s Taiwan Ambitions
By Li Jingru The recent summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing may have projected diplomatic stability on the surface, but analysts say the meeting underscored the deep strategic...
Cross-Strait Tensions Grow as Washington and Beijing Test Limits Over Taiwan
The power struggle between the U.S. and China has long extended beyond formal diplomacy. Behind every high-profile meeting between leaders lies a deeper effort to probe intentions, test limits, and gauge strategic resolve, especially as...
JD.com Shanghai Headquarters Project Halted After Tower Appears to Tilt
By Wen Ying, Vision Times Construction on JD.com’s new Shanghai headquarters has been abruptly suspended after videos circulating online appeared to show the high-rise structure visibly leaning, igniting widespread debate over construction quality and safety...
Former Hubei Governor Investigated as Beijing Revisits COVID-Era Fallout
Former Hubei governor Wang Xiaodong, a senior Chinese official closely associated with the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, is now under formal investigation by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities. Analysts say the...