Urumchi: Remembering a Massacre the World Chose to Forget
WASHINGTON DC: Sixteen years after the July 5th Urumchi Massacre, the pain still lingers. What began in 2009 as a…
Xi Jinping’s Reported Health Woes and the Quiet search for a Successor
BEIJING / OP-ED: In the opaque corridors of Zhongnanhai, where power is wielded behind closed doors and silence often speaks…
Why China is watching US bombing of Iran closely
TAIPEI/OP-ED: The United States’ recent precision bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—mark more than a dramatic escalation in…
China’s forced labour, from minerals to cotton, rattle’s global trade
BEIJING: China has once again come under the global scanner for using coercive labour practices—this time in the supply of…
The Dragon’s Gaze: Why Beijing Is Spying on Its “No-Limits” Ally
MOSCOW: Russia and China say their friendship has “no limits.” But behind the performative pageantry of summit diplomacy, intelligence operatives…
Xi Jinping and the legacy of his father, Xi Zhongxun
TAIPEI/OP-ED: In Chinese tradition, filial piety is one of the highest virtues—an unwavering respect for one’s parents and ancestors, reflected…
China’s spy hysteria: A smokescreen for domestic discontent
In a development that signals deepening paranoia at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing has intensified…
36 Years after Tiananmen crackdown: China tries to erase, but the world still remembers
Thirty-six years ago, non-violent resistance was met with brutal force when the Chinese government crushed the powerful Tiananmen Square pro-democracy…
China’s female workforce struggling in a shifting economy
BEIJING: China’s labour market has undergone significant transformations in recent years, with women facing increasing difficulties in securing stable employment….
Sanctions and signals: US Republican lawmakers renew focus on CCP’s forensic police institute
In an assertive move that underscores the persistent strain in U.S.-China relations, a bicameral group of Republican lawmakers introduced legislation…
