Faith and Fire: Claire Lai on Her Father Jimmy Lai’s Prison Witness
Faith and Fire: Claire Lai on Her Father Jimmy Lai’s Prison Witness – A daughter’s account of how solitary confinement transformed a media mogul into a Catholic mystic
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Wang Yi’s Defiance Is a Performance, Not a Policy
Wang Yi’s Defiance Is a Performance, Not a Policy – China’s foreign minister projects strength at the Two Sessions while the economy tells a different story
Beijing Jails a Publisher and Taiwan Refuses to Be Silenced
Beijing Jails a Publisher and Taiwan Refuses to Be Silenced – The imprisonment of Gusa Press editor Li Yanhe reveals the CCP’s terror at the power of honest books and free minds
Fifty Million Homeless in China Exposes the CCP’s Great Lie
Fifty Million Homeless in China Exposes the CCP’s Great Lie – A government survey reveals a homelessness crisis the party cannot hide, driven by economic collapse and broken promises
Beijing Sends a Deputy to the Nuclear Table While Purging Its Own Generals
Beijing Sends a Deputy to the Nuclear Table While Purging Its Own Generals – Zhang Guoqing represents Xi at France’s nuclear summit as China’s military faces historic internal chaos
The NSL 47: How Beijing Jailed an Entire Generation of Democracy Leaders
The NSL 47: How Beijing Jailed an Entire Generation of Democracy Leaders – Forty-five activists sentenced for holding an election, in the trial that defined modern Hong Kong
China’s Protest Surge Is the CCP’s Real Report Card
China’s Protest Surge Is the CCP’s Real Report Card – Freedom House data shows that 5,343 documented protest events in 2025 reveal a society at the breaking point
The Rule of Law Is Dead in Hong Kong: Here Is the Evidence
The Rule of Law Is Dead in Hong Kong: Here Is the Evidence – Opinion: When courts are politicized, justice becomes impossible. Hong Kong proves the principle.
Press Freedom Is the First Freedom and Beijing Knows It
Press Freedom Is the First Freedom and Beijing Knows It – Opinion: The assault on Hong Kong’s media is the foundation of every other form of control
Beijing’s Stage-Managed Parliament Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong
Beijing’s Stage-Managed Parliament Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong – The CCP’s annual legislative theatre sends fresh signals of control over the city it promised autonomy
Xinhua’s Version of the World Always Serves One Master
Xinhua’s Version of the World Always Serves One Master – How China’s state news agency functions as a global propaganda arm of the CCP
Bounties on Dissidents: Beijing’s Global Manhunt for Democracy Advocates
Bounties on Dissidents: Beijing’s Global Manhunt for Democracy Advocates – Hong Kong authorities are offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of overseas activists
Eileen Gu’s Olympic Choice Carries a Political Price
Eileen Gu’s Olympic Choice Carries a Political Price – An Alabama statesman with Taiwan roots argues that representing the CCP flag is not just about sport
Bird Flu Ban Hits Dutch Poultry Exports to Hong Kong
Bird Flu Ban Hits Dutch Poultry Exports to Hong Kong – Immediate import suspension underscores Hong Kong’s robust food safety response system
China’s Rural Reform Rhetoric Papering Over a Land-Grab Crisis
China’s Rural Reform Rhetoric Papering Over a Land-Grab Crisis – People’s Daily promotes institutional innovation while dispossessed farmers take to the streets in record numbers
China Daily’s Managed Message Cannot Hide the Truth About Beijing
China Daily’s Managed Message Cannot Hide the Truth About Beijing – State media’s polished English-language output papers over a system in crisis
Article 23: One Year of Normalized Repression in Hong Kong
Article 23: One Year of Normalized Repression in Hong Kong – Beijing’s domestic security law has turned peaceful protest into criminal conduct
Iran War Reshapes the Taiwan Calculus in Beijing’s Favor, Then Against
Iran War Reshapes the Taiwan Calculus in Beijing’s Favor, Then Against – US military success and Chinese equipment failure create a complex new strategic environment for Taiwan
Beijing’s Playbook: How Communist Control Destroys Free Societies
Beijing’s Playbook: How Communist Control Destroys Free Societies – Opinion: The tools used against Hong Kong are the same tools used everywhere freedom is extinguished
China’s Advisory Body Voices Only What Beijing Approves
China’s Advisory Body Voices Only What Beijing Approves – The CPPCC offers token participation in a system designed to eliminate genuine political dissent
The Death of One Country Two Systems: Beijing’s Broken Promise
The Death of One Country Two Systems: Beijing’s Broken Promise – Opinion: China guaranteed 50 years of autonomy. It lasted less than half that time.
Xi’s Loyalty Purge Has No Bottom
Xi’s Loyalty Purge Has No Bottom – After removing over 100 military figures, Xi demands absolute obedience from a shaken People’s Liberation Army
China’s Fake Robots Were Just the Beginning of the Lie
China’s Fake Robots Were Just the Beginning of the Lie – Beijing’s Spring Festival technology propaganda reflects a system-wide culture of manufactured achievement
Banned Voice Resurfaces to Defy Beijing’s Silence Machine
Banned Voice Resurfaces to Defy Beijing’s Silence Machine – Former CCTV star Cui Yongyuan emerges from enforced invisibility to deliver a pointed attack on CCP censorship
Hong Kong’s Hollowed-Out Courts: When Justice Became a Political Instrument
Hong Kong’s Hollowed-Out Courts: When Justice Became a Political Instrument – How Beijing transformed a respected legal system into a tool of authoritarian control
Jimmy Lai Will Not Appeal His 20-Year Sentence
Jimmy Lai Will Not Appeal His 20-Year Sentence – Apple Daily founder ends legal battle as family holds out hope for diplomatic release before he dies in prison
Sanctions Not Silence: The World Must Act on Hong Kong Now
Sanctions Not Silence: The World Must Act on Hong Kong Now – Opinion: Diplomatic words have failed. Economic and legal consequences are overdue.
Hong Kong’s Vanishing Press Freedom: A City Without a Voice
Hong Kong’s Vanishing Press Freedom: A City Without a Voice – From Asia’s media capital to a landscape of shuttered newsrooms and self-censored survivors
Hong Kong’s Young Generation: Imprisoned, Exiled, or Silenced
Hong Kong’s Young Generation: Imprisoned, Exiled, or Silenced – The movement’s youth who led the 2019 protests now face decades behind bars or life in exile
Alabama Leads the Way Against CCP Shadow Lobbying
Alabama Leads the Way Against CCP Shadow Lobbying – A new state bill would force foreign-controlled agents to identify themselves, cutting off a channel Beijing exploits
Iran War Sends Oil Past $100 and Hammers Hong Kong Markets
Iran War Sends Oil Past $100 and Hammers Hong Kong Markets – Surging fuel costs hit drivers and businesses as war disrupts global energy supply chains
China’s Robot Propaganda Exposed as a Puppet Show
China’s Robot Propaganda Exposed as a Puppet Show – The Spring Festival Gala’s AI showcase collapsed into scandal, revealing the CCP’s compulsive need to fake strength
Hong Kong’s SCMP Video Coverage Captures a City at a Crossroads
Hong Kong’s SCMP Video Coverage Captures a City at a Crossroads – Daily video journalism documents Hong Kong’s complex present across finance, politics, and daily life