Japanese Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Heads to South China Sea For Joint Drills
According to Reuters, on Friday, April 17 the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Inazuma...
France And UK Lead Push For European Maritime Security Plan In Strait Of Hormuz
France and the United Kingdom are accelerating efforts to promote a European-led initiative focused on...
‘Complaint Against Xi Jinping’ Allegedly Filed in Shenzhen, Screenshots Circulate Online
On April 17, a message claiming that “someone filed a complaint with the Shenzhen municipal government...
Freedom House Report Highlights Beijing-Linked Transnational Repression, Citing Shen Yun Bomb Threat
The U.S. human rights organization Freedom House released its report “Collaboration and Resistance: Tracking...
Xinjiang Police Officer Zhang Yabo Defects to Germany, Alleges Abuses Inside Detention System
The Chinese authorities have secretly established multiple internment camps in Xinjiang, with Uyghurs as the main group being persecuted. These camps are also reportedly associated with violence, torture, and policies described by some as genocide....
Washington Urges Taipei: Arms Procurement ‘Cannot Be Delayed’
The Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. released a joint letter signed by four senators addressed to the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan Han Kuo-yu and lawmakers from all parties, on April 16. The letter...
Xi Jinping Military Purge Leaves Leadership Vacancies Across China’s Armed Forces
Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s general secretary and China’s top leader, has spent the past two years removing senior officers from the People’s Liberation Army in one of the most extensive military shake-ups in...
Chinese Military YouTube Channel Rebranded After Posting Videos That Drew Online Ridicule of Xi Jinping
For months, a Chinese military-affiliated YouTube channel published and retained footage of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping that drew widespread online ridicule, while removing other content seen as more favorable to his public image....
How Mao Zedong Used Personal Warmth to Remove Senior CCP Leaders
Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, developed a pattern that became familiar to those around him. At moments when a person’s position had already been decided, Mao would often appear relaxed,...
Inside SupplySide Connect 2026: The Shift Toward Ingredient-Level Competition
SECAUCUS, New Jersey — On April 15, SupplySide Connect New Jersey 2026 wrapped up two days of interactive exhibits, workshops, and networking opportunities at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, bringing together key players across...
Chinese Audiences in Canada Praise Shen Yun, Call for Return to Traditional Values in China
Performances by Shen Yun Performing Arts across Canada from March 12 to April 12 have drawn strong responses from Chinese audience members, many of whom described the experience as both artistically impressive and emotionally resonant....
How Beijing’s Richest Woman Built Her Fortune Through Political Access and Influence
By Tuo Xianrun, Vision Times Chen Lihua, founder of the China Rosewood Museum and honorary chairwoman of Fuhua International Group, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 85. Initial coverage of her death...