Across the backend of 2025, two parallel tracks of rumors about aircraft carriers ran through Chinese-language military watchers on social media. The
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Taiwan Invasion Would Bring Severe Economic Pain for China
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, China has doubled down on an economic strategy that prioritizes high-tech manufacturing and export dominance. Investment
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell U.S. Entity
The many months of uncertainty about TikTok’s fate in the U.S. seems to be coming to a close. Axios is reporting that TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent a memo
Chinese State-Backed Accounts Unmasked on X
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, launched a new feature this week that fights disinformation by revealing the true locations of user
Human Rights & China: November 28, 2025
Indian Citizen Detained at Shanghai Airport An Indian woman says she was detained and harassed while transiting through Shanghai because the place
China to Rerelease Taiwanese Movie About Anti-Japanese Rebellion
China will rerelease the Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” (賽德克．巴萊) in December amid tensions with Japan over Taiwan. The
Xi Calls Trump to Rein in Japan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) and U.S. President Donald Trump held an unexpected phone call on Monday. They discussed a range of issues including
Why Building an Alternative to Chinese Rare Earths Will Be So Hard
Imagine you’re a freedom-loving American patriot who works at a large investment firm. Last month, in the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s meeting
Hasan Piker Markets the Chinese Communist Party to His Millions of Followers
Hasan Piker is normally an impulsive, off-the-cuff speaker. He has to be, given that he livestreams his political commentary every day for upwards of
China Threatens Japan’s ‘Evil Witch’ Over Taiwan Comments
Sino-Japanese ties have nose-dived following Chinese overreactions to remarks made by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about
Exclusive: Washington Commanders Launch Major Partnership With E-Commerce Giant Tied to Chinese Military
The Washington Commanders have announced a new corporate partnership with tech giant Alibaba Group, which is facing scrutiny over its alleged
China’s Immigration Policy Is Opening Up in Theory But Is It in Practice?
On October 1, just over a week after President Donald Trump announced that his administration will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa