Tag: authoritarian regimes
Xi Jinping, the PLA, and the Lessons of the 1991 Soviet Coup
‘Dad, wake up—there’s been a coup’ “Dad, wake up! There’s been a coup!” A girl rushes into a room,...
Trump Declares National Emergency Over Cuba, Imposes Oil-Linked Tariffs
By Tian Jingxin On Jan. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump officially signed an executive order declaring...
China’s Year of the Snake: When the Party’s Machine Turns on Itself
Special commentary | Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP What Beijing released this weekend...
Iran Protests Trigger Rare Wave of Support on Chinese Social Media
By Li Muzi As protests spread across Iran in late December 2025, an unusual consensus emerged on Chinese...
Maduro Seized By US Forces Just Hours After Hosting Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times In the early hours of Jan. 3, Venezuelan President and longtime dictator...
Online Support for Iran Protests Surges in China, Challenging Beijing’s Narrative
By Jian Yi Protests in Iran have drawn growing international attention in recent days, as demonstrators...
US Ends Engagement Era: Anti-Communism Week Signals Strategic Reset on China
By Meng Hao The United States has upended three decades of China policy in less than a month—and Beijing...
China’s Sudden Naval Surge Raises Taiwan War Fears
By Jian Yi More than one hundred Chinese naval and coast guard vessels appeared across East Asian...