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BYD's "Dirty List" Escape: Brazilian Court Removes Chinese EV Giant from Forced Labor Registry — but Questions Remain

BYD's "Dirty List" Escape: Brazilian Court Removes Chin...

It started with a raid. In December 2024, Brazilian labor inspectors descended o...

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Xi Jinping's Inner Circle Collapses: The Purge of Ma Xingrui and What It Reveals About Power in Beijing

Xi Jinping's Inner Circle Collapses: The Purge of Ma Xi...

On April 3, 2026, Beijing confirmed what many observers had anticipated for mont...

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Beijing's Back Channel: How China Is Using Taiwan's Opposition to Reshape the Cross-Strait Agenda

Beijing's Back Channel: How China Is Using Taiwan's Opp...

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun traveled to Chi...

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China's Economy: What the Numbers Actually Say

China's Economy: What the Numbers Actually Say

When China's government lowered its economic growth target for 2026 to between 4...

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China's New Law Orders Parents to Raise Children Who Love the Communist Party

China's New Law Orders Parents to Raise Children Who Lo...

On March 12, 2026, China's National People's Congress adopted the Law on Promoti...

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Selling a Book Is Now a Crime: Hong Kong's New Security Crackdown on Words, Shelves, and Screens

Selling a Book Is Now a Crime: Hong Kong's New Security...

On the evening of March 24, 2026, a small independent bookstore in Hong Kong's S...

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THE LONG ARM OF BEIJING China's Global Intimidation Campaign — A Pattern That Is Escalating

THE LONG ARM OF BEIJING China's Global Intimidation Cam...

When a bomb threat forced the cancellation of a Shen Yun performance at Toronto'...

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The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conquering the World's Most Important Military Frontier

The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conqu...

The Invisible War Beneath the Waves: How China Is Conquering the World's Most Im...

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World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recognize It Yet

World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recogn...

World War III Has Already Begun — You Just Don't Recognize It Yet - A leading U....

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Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace in the Middle East While Pressuring Taiwan

Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace...

Beijing’s Diplomatic Double Standard: Calling for Peace in the Middle East While...

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The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counter Beijing’s Subnational Influence

The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counte...

The United States Needs Stronger Federal Laws to Counter Beijing’s Subnational I...

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Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem

Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem

Iran’s disruption of Hormuz: the strategic problem - Summary: This article expla...

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China Turns Iran War Data Into Future Battlefield Strategy

China Turns Iran War Data Into Future Battlefield Strategy

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the United States launched ...

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3 New Laws in Communist China

3 New Laws in Communist China

Red books are seen on the desks as a delegate reads a magazine about the meeting...

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Beijing’s Ballyhooed Digital Yuan Has Disappointed, at Least so Far

Beijing’s Ballyhooed Digital Yuan Has Disappointed, at ...

Signage of the Chinese digital currency is seen near a coffee store in the New A...

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Taiwan Is the Crisis America Cannot Afford to Miss

Taiwan Is the Crisis America Cannot Afford to Miss

Chinese ships patrol as the People's Liberation Army conduct military drills on ...

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Convergence of Events and Disastrous Policies Threaten the CCP

Convergence of Events and Disastrous Policies Threaten ...

Security guards stand behind a glass door at the Great Hall of the People during...

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China’s National People’s Congress Annual Meeting

China’s National People’s Congress Annual Meeting

Members of the Chinese military delegation arrive at the closing session of the ...

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The Price of Truth in Hong Kong

The Price of Truth in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (C) arrives at the Court of Final...

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How the CCP Exploits US Birthright Citizenship

How the CCP Exploits US Birthright Citizenship

CommentaryPresident Donald Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship is now be...