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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years as Beijing ‘Settles Scores’ in Hong Kong
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Six Years After Li Wenliang’s Death, Overseas Chinese Rally in New York for CCP Accountability
Japan’s Matcha Crisis: How a 170% Price Surge Exposed the Fragility of a Centuries-Old Industry
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Musk Pivots From Mars to Moon With Plan for Self-Sustaining Lunar City
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Takaichi’s Overwhelming Election Victory Reshapes Japanese Parliament
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Jimmy Lai’s Sentencing Is Designed to End Hong Kong’s Press Freedom—for Good
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US and Russia Restore High-Level Military Communication After Abu Dhabi Talks
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Hong Kong Lawmaker Says UK’s ‘Pragmatic’ China Diplomacy Sets a Dangerous Precedent
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Panama Supreme Court Rules China‑Linked Port Contracts Unconstitutional
Taiwan Secures Reduced Tariff Rate in New Trade Deal With Washington
By Dongfang As the post-WWII international order fractures under pressure from Washington's "America First" tariffs and Beijing's aggressive bid for global influence, middle powers from Europe to East Asia are racing to build new coalitions. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has emerged as the most vocal champion of this middle-power
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Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu at the Center of a Growing US-China Identity Clash at the 2026 Winter Olympics
A leaked Beijing municipal budget showing millions of dollars paid to American-born
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Trump Urges Zelensky to Accelerate Peace Talks with Russia or Risk Missing Diplomatic Window
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on the
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Trump to Visit Beijing in April to Address $1 Trillion Trade Gap
According to Benzinga, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently confirmed that U.S.
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By Li Deyan Zhang Shengmin, one of two vice chairmen of China's Central Military Commission, the country's top military command body, visited the Beijing Garrison Command in the days before Chinese New Year 2026, delivering a speech heavy on loyalty demands and stability rhetoric that, according to multiple overseas Chinese
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Beijing’s Largest State-Owned Construction Firm Suspends All 30,000 Workers as China’s Building Boom Collapses
Beijing Construction Engineering Group, one of China's top 500 enterprises and a globally ranked international contractor with some
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China’s Missing Children: Xincai Student Death, School Blood Tests, and Organ Harvesting Allegations
By Xiao Guang As 2026 begins, reports of missing students and children have continued to surface across mainland
In 2015, a handwritten letter from a 20-year-old soldier serving under General George S. Patton fell out of a secondhand vinyl record sleeve in Colorado. The letter's author, Bill Moore, was 90 years old when reporters returned the letter to him. His wife, Bernadean, the woman he had written to
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Overseas Hong Kong Groups Express Fear as Canada Signs Agreement with Chinese Police
On Feb. 12, ten Hong Kong diaspora organizations from Canada, the United
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Singapore Retains World’s Strongest Passport; Taiwan Jumps to 32nd
The latest 2026 Henley Passport Index ranking was released today. Among 199
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Japan’s Snap Election Victory Shows the Limits of China’s Economic Coercion
By Jinhuasan Takaichi's supermajority win reshapes Japan's political map Philip Luck, director
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As the grocery industry continues to evolve under economic pressure, shifting consumer habits, and rapid technological change, independent retailers are charting a distinct path forward. At this year's NGA Show 2026, organized by the National Grocers Association, thousands of independent grocers, wholesalers, and suppliers gathered in
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How to Cook Crown Daisy Properly: Preserve the Nutrients and Aroma of the ‘Emperor’s Vegetable’
In many households, crown daisy goes straight into a rolling hot pot, left to simmer in spicy broth until the leaves turn limp and dark. Some food writers and traditional diet advocates say that approach defeats the point. Known in Chinese as tonghao and historically called the “Emperor’s Vegetable,” crown
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Two Paths on Ice: Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu Reflect Diverging Choices for Chinese American Athletes
By Lu Ke At the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, two young athletes born in the United States
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2 Unexpected and Easy Ways to Restore the Shine of Leather Shoes at Home
Leather shoes are a timeless wardrobe essential. Whether worn for work, formal events, or everyday style, a good
By Chen Jing In the worldview of the ancients, anything called a “ritual” was never performed solely for human purposes. A wedding, as one of the traditional “Five Rites” of life, was above all a solemn dialogue — between human beings and Heaven and Earth, between humans and the divine,
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‘Fail to Preserve Vital Energy in Winter, Fall Sick in Spring:’ What Does ‘Preserve Vital Energy’ Mean?
By Sen Ge Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) places great emphasis on winter wellness. The Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon
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Eight Everyday Foods at Costco That Shape Skin, Energy, and Long-Term Health
Some people appear to age more slowly than others, even without an elaborate skincare routine. Nutrition researchers have
When then-leader Mao Zedong unleashed the brutality and chaos of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, along with the violent “Destroy the Four Olds” campaign that devastated China’s historical and cultural inheritance, Chiang Kai-shek was pursuing a much different project across the Taiwan Strait: A state-led revival of traditional Chinese heritage.
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Food That Remembers: Chef Michael Otsuka of Orsay
There are chefs whose food speaks loudly. And then there are those whose food remembers. Chef Michael Otsuka
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Reflections in Time: A Heaven of Blooming Flowers
By Yvonne Healthwise On gentle, breezy days, a season of beauty moves lightly through the world. I cherish