The purge of China’s military elite and the rise of Cai Qi.
A snake trying to swallow an elephant
Top general Zhang Youxia purged as rumors rock the CCP.
Six years since the Wuhan lockdown
Seeking accountability. Noted Chinese scholar Hu Ping unpacks a buried catastrophe.
U.S. strategic moves against China
Analyzing the implications for Canada.
Trump-Xi summit revives damning evidence
As presidents Trump and Xi convene for the first time in six years, fresh scrutiny falls on a 2024 congressional probe branding China the “ultimate source” of fentanyl precursors—subsidized by the CCP.
How Net Zero is weakening the West
Lessons of the past: principles must be “accompanied by steel along with good intentions,” or liberty itself will wither.
Archiving RTHK
A U.S. NGO rescues critical programming content targeted by Hong Kong’s draconian National Security Law.
Documenting Ottawa’s blind spot on Antifa
Lawyer and “protest watcher” Caryma Sa’d reveals how Discord is being used by Antifa-aligned networks in Canada to coordinate harassment and share sensitive dossiers, linking these activities to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, […]
Data breach unmasks Chinese company as global exporter of censorship
A seismic data leak has identified Geedge Networks—founded by China’s “Great Firewall architect” Fang Binxing—and its role in exporting China’s authoritarian controls via ISP partnerships.
Beijing officials blame emergency planning failures on climate change
Authorities cower behind the scapegoat of “climate” in the wake of devastating floods that left elderly to perish.
Defiant Jiangyou protesters’ support of a bullied teen violently opposed by police
Protests erupted in Sichuan’s Jiangyou City over authorities’ mishandling of the brutal bullying of a 14-year-old girl, sparking violent police crackdowns and renewed scrutiny of systemic failures in addressing juvenile violence.
Let’s not forge closer ties with China
A Globe and Mail commentary advocating Canada shift trade reliance from the U.S. to China faced scathing criticism for its flawed logic and dubious recommendation of a partner with a history of economic coercion.
China’s new “world’s largest” hydropower project commences construction
As China’s Yarlung Zangbo megadam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau breaks ground, critics question Beijing’s dangerous penchant for megadams for their own sake.
China’s economic crisis is not simply cyclical or superficial
Recent developments suggest that President Xi Jinping’s political downfall may be imminent due to a “disastrous” one-man rule that has led to a structural economic crisis that threatens China’s stability.
Xi Jinping’s waning sun
Elite purges and unscripted policy reversals hint at instability behind the Party’s veiled decision-making.


