Tag: authoritarianism
China’s Economic Model Shows Signs of Breakdown as Hardship Looms
By Yin Hua China entered 2026 with little sense of renewal. Instead, the new year opened under the...
Iran on the Brink: Protests Rage as Rial Collapses
In the final days of 2025, the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East—and indeed the world—is experiencing...
BEWARE: How the CCP Turns Ordinary People into Spies
This is not a movie plot—this is reality happening right next to you. A seemingly kind university professor...
An Award-Winning Open Letter to Journalists Still in China
By Li Bai’an Dear colleagues, I know you are watching all of this. Some of you work at People...
Chinese Communist Party in 2026: Why Many Hope for a Future Without It
By Xin Gaodi As the countdown to 2026 begins, the atmosphere of the New Year is already in the air...
Mao Zedong and the Myth of His Son’s ‘Heroic Sacrifice’ in the Korean War
By Yan Changhai For more than seventy years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has promoted a carefully...
Nobel Laureate Machado Defies Arrest Threats as US Escalates Pressure on Maduro
By Yang Tianzi Late on the night of Dec. 10, 2025, an extraordinary scene unfolded outside Oslo’s...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Defies Maduro, Surprises Supporters in Norway
By Yang Tianzi Late at night on Dec. 10, 2025, outside a grand hotel in Oslo, Norway, a stunning scene...
Why Japan Shields Taiwan While China Aims Missiles at Taipei
Taiwan has shown goodwill to the world — it once saved Japan and also saved China. But the “returns”...
Machado’s Absence at Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Venezuela’s Political Crisis
By Yang Tianzi On Dec. 10, Oslo, Norway, hosted the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Inside the solemn...
Tiananmen Revisited: The Political Coup Behind the Bloodshed
By Wei Pu International outlets have recently run several installments of Li Nanyang’s interviews...
Top US Universities Named for AI Ties to CCP Surveillance Labs
By Gao Yun A new research report finds that several top U.S. universities—including MIT, Stanford,...