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CIA Recruitment Tape Targets China’s Officer Corps Amid Power Struggle in Beijing
By Chen Jing, Vision Times Early this year, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released its third Chinese-language video aimed at encouraging cooperation from individuals within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Unlike earlier outreach efforts geared towards the public, this latest production is framed squarely toward military personnel. The shift has

CHINA

Yang Dezhong, the ‘Chief Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai,’ and the CCP’s Inner-Court Power Struggles
Inside the compound at Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership in Beijing, the director of the Central Guard Bureau—internally known as Unit 8341—is often called the “Chief Bodyguard.” Yang Dezhong (1923–2020) held that position across five generations of Party rule. His role extended beyond physical protection.

WORLD

Pictish Beasts and the Origins of Scotland’s Water Spirits
Between Scotland’s moors and coastline, scattered are a number of stone monuments dating from the 6th to 9th centuries. These Pictish carved stones feature cross patterns and geometric symbols, but they also depict a mysterious animal figure: the “Pictish beast.” It appears to be swimming, with a streamlined, elongated body

LIFE

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

WELLNESS

The Weight of a Wedding: What Was Lost Between ‘Bow to Heaven and Earth’ and ‘I Do’?
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,

CULTURE

As Mao Waged War, Chiang Kai-Shek Moved to Preserve China’s Traditional Heritage
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.