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Why China’s military purge reveals a dangerous and fragile giant

By Other News Sources on January 30, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A senior Pentagon veteran’s assessment exposes a volatile nuclear-armed superpower that may struggle to sustain high-intensity warfare.

Ignored orders and growing resistance in Chinese Military after purge of top generals

By Other News Sources on January 30, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.

Power shifts in the shadows

By Probe International on January 27, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The purge of China’s military elite and the rise of Cai Qi.

The water struggle on the Mekong River

By Other News Sources on January 27, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The lack of a treaty for international rivers in Asia heightens tensions among downstream countries, exacerbated by extensive dam construction along the Lancang.

The bluer the sky, the colder the homes

By Other News Sources on January 27, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Despite the success of Beijing’s “blue sky” energy policy, the forced coal-to-gas/electric program has created a significant humanitarian and economic crisis in the rural areas surrounding the capital. 

A snake trying to swallow an elephant

By Probe International on January 26, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Top general Zhang Youxia purged as rumors rock the CCP.

Six years since the Wuhan lockdown

By Probe International on January 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Seeking accountability. Noted Chinese scholar Hu Ping unpacks a buried catastrophe.

China’s malign influence at the United Nations

By Probe International on January 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

How increasing financial contributions to the United Nations have enabled Beijing to assert significant influence over global norms and standards while maintaining China’s identity as a “developing country.”

How Beijing’s double standards are shaping world order

By Probe International on January 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

As China edges toward becoming the world’s largest economy, its insistence on being treated as a developing nation becomes increasingly untenable.

Secure the regime above all else

By Probe International on January 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The CCP’s growth obsession masks a deliberate sacrifice of human security, says China expert.

The Chinese military is built for politics

By Probe International on January 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Not fighting wars, argues defense analyst and China monitor Timothy R. Heath.

U.S. strategic moves against China

By Probe International on January 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Analyzing the implications for Canada.

Canada walked away from the AIIB once

By Other News Sources on January 20, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

It should keep it that way. Here’s why.

Authoritarian threats to Canada

By Probe International on January 16, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Adversarial nations that “despise our way of life” should not take precedence over Canada’s long-standing relationship with the U.S. – Brian Lee Crowley.

Greenland is the flashpoint

By Other News Sources on January 15, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

China and Russia test NATO, Canada, and Indigenous Arctic jurisdictions.

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