Purge of China’s Top Military Leaders Exposes Deep Crisis in Xi’s Command, Experts Say
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened the Fourth Plenary Session of its 20th Central Committee in Beijing on Oct. 20, touting plans to map...
As China’s Fourth Plenum Opens, Tight Security Meets Public Disillusionment
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee opened in Beijing on Monday, with heightened security across the capital and...
Witnesses Urge US to Confront the CCP’s War on Faith
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) war on faith demands decisive U.S. action, witnesses told a U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) hearing on...
Republican Senators Urge Pentagon Chief to Bolster Lithium Production in US
Three Republican senators said the Pentagon should strengthen support for U.S. lithium suppliers, including those in their home states, warning that reliance on China...
China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in a Year
China’s economy grew at its slowest quarterly pace in a year during the July–September period, as a persistent decline in the housing market and...
Trump Makes List of Demands for China Ahead of Potential Meeting With Xi
President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 outlined top demands he has of China ahead of a potential meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi...
Chipmaker Nexperia’s China Arm Tells Staff to Ignore Dutch HQ, Deepening Semiconductor Split
China’s arm of chipmaker Nexperia has instructed employees to disregard directives from its Dutch headquarters, marking an escalation in a spiraling cross-border confrontation over...
Crude Oil Prices Fall to Lowest Level in 5 Months
Brent crude oil futures were trading at multi-month lows on Oct. 20, amid concerns of a supply glut in the market and a worsening...
Sanae Takaichi on Cusp of Becoming Japan’s Next Prime Minister Amid Coalition Talks
Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is poised to become the next prime minister after the opposition Japan Innovation Party...