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.
Trump-Xi summit revives damning evidence
The political economy of “zìlì gēngshēng”
China’s Fourth Plenary Session sets course for fortifying the country’s political system and economic model against the “raging storms” of Western containment, technological sanctions, and domestic vulnerabilities.
Mapping China’s North American fentanyl commanders
Sinologist Chris Meyer and journalist Sam Cooper reveal CCP-aligned Chinese criminal networks as architects of global fentanyl trafficking, reshaping cartel operations under Xi Jinping’s regime.
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.
New evidence indicates China’s Communist Party is reigning in strongman Xi
China’s “pilot at the helm” finds himself increasingly grounded by domestic problems and internal CCP power shifts.
Shake-ups in China’s military—is Xi’s power weakening?
The replacement of executives could be corruption-related and used by CCP factions to pressure Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to experts.
Leaked directive reveals the CCP’s desperate strategy to survive the trade war: Heng He
The recent leak of a Chinese Communist Party directive has revealed a regime in crisis. American Thought Leaders in conversation with China analyst Heng He.
Chinese military purges hint at unraveling stability of Communist leadership
Probes and removal of senior officers considered allies of Xi Jinping are a sign of pervasive corruption and ruinous political infighting.
Liberal candidate Peter Yuen reportedly attended 2015 Beijing military parade
Yuen’s 2015 Beijing visit and community affiliations under new scrutiny in Carney’s campaign.
Xi Jinping’s seating plans signal who has Beijing’s favor
A carefully choreographed meeting with CEOs shows Party priorities.
The rogue rise of Chinese AI
Impressive and rapid developments are complicated by the Communist regime’s approach to AI expansion.
Xi’s Machiavellian rise and mounting challenges to Beijing’s rule of one
A look at the alliances and political warfare that propelled Xi Jinping from an unremarkable mid-level official in a backwater province to the supreme ruler of China.
Four major hazards of the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge Hydropower Project
A blockbuster report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao uncovers the deceit, censorship and raw force at play in the resurrection of a massive dam project in a geologically complex region.
Tibet earthquake raises a big question mark on China’s Yarlung Tsangpo super dam project
Why construct the world’s biggest dam in a seismically vulnerable region that doesn’t even require the energy it will generate?
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