Taiwan Defense Budget Stalls as Trump–Xi Meeting Nears, Raising Strategic Concerns
Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties have failed three times to reach an agreement on the “Special...
Canadian Mayor Discloses Threatening Letter From Chinese Consulate, Vows Continued Support for Falun
Across Ontario in late April and early May, mayors and councillors raised Falun Dafa Day flags in front...
Trump Launches ‘Project Freedom’ to Evacuate Ships Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump used his Truth Social account to lay out the plan on Sunday, May 3. He said governments around...
Lai Ching-te Defies External Pressure as Taiwan–Eswatini State Visit Begins
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te led a delegation and arrived in Eswatini on May 2 to begin a state visit...
Li Rui Archives Win Landmark US Court Ruling Against CCP Efforts to Reclaim Diaries
A Seven-Year Campaign Defeated On March 31, 2026, a U.S. federal district court in California issued a landmark ruling, concluding one of the most significant transnational legal battles between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and...
China’s Ministry of State Security Claims Foreign Forces Are Behind ‘Lying Flat’ Youth Trend, Prompting Online Backlash
On April 28, China's Ministry of State Security, the country's powerful domestic and foreign intelligence agency, published a short video on social media with an extraordinary claim: young Chinese people are refusing to work, marry,...
China’s Secret Police Are Targeting Young People Who Refuse to Work Hard — and History Shows What Comes Next
China's Ministry of State Security, the country's primary spy and political policing agency, has declared that young people's refusal to work hard is a national security threat orchestrated by foreign forces. The accusation named no...
China Expels Former Securities Chief Yi Huiman in Major Corruption Crackdown
China's top anti-corruption body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, announced on April 30, 2026, that Yi Huiman, the former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's main securities watchdog, had been expelled...
A Mother’s Vision: Laurie Bryceland Expands Healing Through Horses with New Regional Wellness Center
For Laurie Bryceland, the path to founding a growing equine-assisted nonprofit began at home—with her son—and has since expanded into a regional mission centered on healing, resilience, and connection. “I do have a 27-year-old special...
From First Glimpse to Lifelong Connection: Inside Love at First Sight, a Middletown Ultrasound Studio
A journey from hospital work to entrepreneurship In the heart of Middletown, Tasha Crump has transformed years of medical experience into a business rooted in both expertise and compassion. With more than 20 years in...
Paraguayan President to Visit Taiwan as Beijing Amps Up Pressure
Santiago Peña, president of Paraguay, is set to visit Taiwan on May 7, just a week before the high-stakes Trump-Xi summit, as tensions over Taiwan and Communist China’s growing global influence continue to rise. The...
Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit, US Seeks Chinese Cooperation on Iran as Beijing Presses Taiwan Issue
President Donald Trump said last week that his upcoming visit to Beijing for a high-profile summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping remains on schedule, even as both sides escalate messaging on their respective geopolitical priorities...