Why Beijing Is Pushing a New Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law
News AnalysisMany wealthy Chinese citizens have assumed that moving abroad would protect them and their assets from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but...
It Just Became Very Real to Me: Documentary Exposes State-Sponsored Persecution of Shen Yun
VANCOUVER—Inside a packed theater at the VIFF Centre, an audience of local residents, arts patrons, and political leaders gathered Sunday night for the...
Analysis: Evergrande Tycoons Life Sentence Serves as Scapegoat for Chinas Real Estate Policy Failures
News AnalysisWhen a court in southern China sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison, confiscated all his personal assets, and...
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongjis Obituary Reveals a Carefully Shaped Political Legacy: Analyst
News AnalysisThe praise and omissions in the Chinese regime’s obituary for former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died in Beijing on Aug. 12...
Israeli Consulate Closure in Chengdu Signals Deepening Rift With Beijing
News AnalysisWhen Gadi Harpaz, Israel’s Consul General in Chengdu, China, posted his farewell message on WeChat on Aug. 5, it marked more than...
50 Years after the Tangshan Earthquake: A Recurring Pattern of Suppressing Scientific Warnings
News AnalysisJuly 28, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the deadliest earthquakes of the twentieth century and one of the worst...
Chinas Medical Insurance Spending Tops 3 Trillion Yuan as Worker-to-Retiree Ratio Falls to 2.6
China’s basic medical insurance fund expenditures exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($444.3 billion) for the first time in 2025, while the ratio of active...
Japanese Cosmetics Firm to Liquidate Shanghai Subsidiary on Weak Consumer Demand
A Japanese cosmetics company has decided to close its wholly-owned Shanghai subsidiary, citing a deteriorating market environment in China. This is the latest...
