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Blood-selling business in China is done under the guise of ‘voluntary blood donation,’ a blood broker says.

The bill would require the U.S. government to push for China’s exclusion from major financial bodies if Taiwan is threatened, signaling broader U.S. deterrence.

Beijing’s coercive tactics ‘don’t have to succeed,’ says an Asia affairs analyst.

The change is ‘a result of the reactivation of legal tools, fiscal pressure, and the maturity of technological conditions,’ one analyst said.

As the holiday nears, migrant workers across several cities say they have not been paid for months.

The report details how the Chinese communist regime seeks to turn overseas Chinese into assets.

Security fears, political risk, and supply-chain de-risking are reshaping how Japanese companies view China’s manufacturing future.

No full generals appeared at the Beijing gathering, highlighting ongoing purges and strain within the CCP’s military leadership.

More than two dozen senior officials have been investigated in 2026, pointing to heightened discipline and power realignments within the CCP.

The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, but this met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

After Trump spoke with Xi, the White House and State Department reiterated long-standing Taiwan commitments, even as new funding and arms deals irk Beijing.

A Feb. 5 letter urges the Pentagon to check whether China-linked money entered SpaceX through offshore vehicles as its military role expands.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

Legal experts said the proposal could tighten internet censorship, extend enforcement beyond China’s borders, and shift control of cyberspace toward the police.

‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.

A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A rare state-media investigation into hospital abuses has reignited scrutiny of a long-standing tactic used against citizens who challenge authorities.

Blood-selling business in China is done under the guise of ‘voluntary blood donation,’ a blood broker says.

The bill would require the U.S. government to push for China’s exclusion from major financial bodies if Taiwan is threatened, signaling broader U.S. deterrence.

Beijing’s coercive tactics ‘don’t have to succeed,’ says an Asia affairs analyst.

The change is ‘a result of the reactivation of legal tools, fiscal pressure, and the maturity of technological conditions,’ one analyst said.

As the holiday nears, migrant workers across several cities say they have not been paid for months.

The report details how the Chinese communist regime seeks to turn overseas Chinese into assets.

Security fears, political risk, and supply-chain de-risking are reshaping how Japanese companies view China’s manufacturing future.

No full generals appeared at the Beijing gathering, highlighting ongoing purges and strain within the CCP’s military leadership.

More than two dozen senior officials have been investigated in 2026, pointing to heightened discipline and power realignments within the CCP.

The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, but this met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

After Trump spoke with Xi, the White House and State Department reiterated long-standing Taiwan commitments, even as new funding and arms deals irk Beijing.

A Feb. 5 letter urges the Pentagon to check whether China-linked money entered SpaceX through offshore vehicles as its military role expands.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

Legal experts said the proposal could tighten internet censorship, extend enforcement beyond China’s borders, and shift control of cyberspace toward the police.

‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.

A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A rare state-media investigation into hospital abuses has reignited scrutiny of a long-standing tactic used against citizens who challenge authorities.