The unresolved questions after a reformist governor’s sudden death.
North American LNG won’t displace Asia’s coal
Why 190 million tonnes per annum of export capacity still can’t crack China and India’s sovereign energy systems.
Beijing’s Excalibur: Coal as China’s weapon of sovereign power
At the exact moment Western economies rush to eliminate coal, China is deliberately scaling output by 25%, embedding it deeper into power, steel, chemicals, and national resilience.
Lenders, beware — a Kenyan court case may invalidate ‘odious debts’
Loans made outside normal parliamentary channels and held offshore may soon find themselves less likely to be repaid.
Hong Kong independent bookstores under siege
Another bookstore raid on sedition charges underscores the city’s shrinking space for free inquiry and public discussion.
Guangxi floods raise alarm over structural failures in aging reservoirs
Heavy rains from Typhoon Maysak have ignited intense scrutiny over the safety and maintenance of the area’s aging infrastructure built during the Great Leap Forward era.
Typhoon Maysak exposes decades of neglect after 66-year-old dam collapses
A 50-meter breach in the 1958-era Liulan Reservoir dam raises alarm over core structural defects, and public warnings left unheeded.
CCP United Front rebrands for the TikTok generation
The CCP’s long-standing political co-optation network is reinventing itself as a social media personality aimed at embedding Party narratives into everyday online life.
Canada’s carbon policies render major oil pipeline “unfinanceable”
“We use more wood, coal, oil, and gas today to generate energy than at any point in history. We have come to accept…there are no solutions, only tradeoffs.” — Cenovus CEO
The Tiananmen massacre outside the square
The regime’s deadliest violence struck unarmed workers and citizens in the streets around Tiananmen, not inside it: Robin Munro.
Remembering Tiananmen as Carney moves closer to Beijing
The pursuit of a “strategic partnership” with China risks Canadian sovereignty, security, and moral credibility by downplaying the CCP’s transnational repression and the enduring lessons of the 1989 massacre, warn activists.
The recurring tragedy of June Fourth
Without independent institutions, the CCP’s unchecked authority leads to recurring “predicaments” for ordinary people.
The CCP’s crimes engraved in history: Li Nanyang
Li Rui’s daughter reflects on the anniversary of June 4 in the wake of the legal victory to secure his legacy from erasure by the Party.
Defying erasure
The global battle to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Square.
China coal mine disaster: hollow regulations exposed
Decades of safety standards, repeated fines, and official oversight have failed to prevent routine illegal practices, concealed operations, and profit-driven disregard for human lives in China’s coal sector.
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