Tag: Cross-strait tensions
CCP Military Budget Rises 7% Even as China’s Economic Growth Hits a 30-Year Low
The CCP military budget will climb 7 percent in 2026, reaching approximately 1.9 trillion yuan, even...
Taiwan Military Heightens Surveillance Amid Increased Chinese Air and Naval Operation
Recently, the air and sea situation around Taiwan has once again escalated, with frequent activities...
Half of America’s Deployable Air Power Is Now Pointed at Iran as Nuclear Talks Hit a Deadline
Oman's foreign minister declared "significant progress" after the third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks...
Vandalism Forces Hong Kong Activist Tong Wai-hung to Halt Taiwan Operations
Hong Kong activist Tong Wai-hung, also known as “Fu Tong,” said he plans to temporarily suspend operations...
Xi Jinping Earns a New Nickname in US Intelligence Circles: ‘The Destroyer’
By Jian Yi Inside the U.S. intelligence community, Xi Jinping has acquired a new nickname: “The Destroyer...
Zhang Youxia’s Reported Fall Raises Taiwan Strait Risks; US Navy Veteran Questions PLA Landing Ability
By Lu Yixin Reports that Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military...
China’s ‘Live-Fire’ Exercises Near Taiwan Heighten Regional Tensions
The Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted large-scale military exercises...
Live-Fire PLA Exercises Surround Taiwan, Drawing US and Regional Response
By Lu Yi-hsin The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced a new round of military exercises encircling...
Yuan Hongbing Alleges Xi Jinping Ordered Secret Executions of CCP Officers, as Well as Dissident Gao
By Li Jingru According to overseas media reports, a Hong Kong court ruled on Dec. 15 that Jimmy Lai...
US Hypersonic Weapons Spark Anxiety Over Xi Jinping’s Security on Chinese Social Media
A recent visit by senior U.S. defense officials to a military facility in Alabama has unexpectedly ignited...
Taiwan Boosts Defense Spending as CCP Invasion Warnings Intensify
By Li Zexu As Taiwan moves to strengthen its defenses against growing pressure from Beijing, foreign...
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...