Psychics Connect with Yu Menglong: Is His Spirit Revealing the Truth?
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
US lawmakers press for new tactics to challenge China’s grip on rare earths
US lawmakers on Wednesday called for a change in Washington’s strategy to evade China’s chokehold on rare earth mineral supplies, arguing that new approaches...
China’s Tourists’ Bad Behavior Finally Faces Consequences—Malaysia Airlines Takes Action
A 14-second heated exchange took place at ZUS Coffee, Malaysia’s largest local coffee chain, on November 9. According to Malaysian media, a Chinese woman...
‘Don’t trust the pension system’: why young South Koreans back later retirement
Kim Sung-ho, 38, an office worker, said he is increasingly open to the idea of raising the retirement age in South Korea. Advertisement “A...
‘Impossible to achieve’: why China can’t grow enough soybeans to feed itself
Soybeans are more than just a crop – they have become a litmus test of Beijing’s evolving food security strategy and sit at the...
US judge questions validity of indictment against FBI ex-chief Comey
A US judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI director James Comey secured by a prosecutor...
TD Bank sued by Chinese staff in US who say they were fired based on ethnicity
Toronto-Dominion Bank was sued by a group of former employees who claim they were improperly fired from their jobs amid disclosure of widespread criminal...
US Confirms Sale of Air Defense Missile System to Taiwan
The Pentagon has confirmed the sale of an advanced surface-to-air missile system to Taiwan, marking the second U.S. weapons package in a week and...
Oil Sanctions ‘Starving Putin’s War Machine’: Treasury Department
WASHINGTON—Sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in October against two Russian oil companies are “having their intended effect” on the country’s oil revenues,...