Lai Urges Taiwan Lawmakers to Approve $6.5 Billion Military Drone Plan
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te urged lawmakers on July 17 to approve a NT$210 billion (about $6.5 billion) military drone plan, saying the self-governed island...
Former US Ambassador Remains Under South Korea Exit Ban Over DC Remarks
Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Morse H. Tan remains barred from leaving South Korea under an exit ban tied to statements he...
China’s Weak Consumer Spending Persists Despite Beijing’s New Plan
Beijing has responded to weak household demand with a five-year plan promoting spending across 28 areas, but the program does not specify measures that...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Trump to Ban Chinese Seafood
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants President Donald Trump to ban seafood sourced by China-linked vessels or processed in China from entering the US....
China Spent Years Harvesting 200 Million American Voter Records — The Declassified Files Prove It
In July 2026, the U.S. government declassified a stack of intelligence records that should worry every American voter — and every American, period. Buried...
Japan Locks In Male-Only Emperor Rule
Japanese lawmakers enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law on July 17, expanding who can be members of the imperial family...
CCP Notice Against Ma Xingrui Avoids Accusing Him of Challenging Xi’s Authority
The Chinese Communist Party, in a July 14 notice, accused former Politburo member Ma Xingrui of financial and moral corruption and abuse of power,...
Chinese Regime Asks Thailand to Deport Journalist Who Reports on Corruption
Amid a widening anti-graft purge of China’s top ranks, the communist regime has asked Thailand to deport a prominent journalist, whose reporting has exposed...
Foreign Correspondents’ Club China Issues Media Freedoms Report 2025: ‘The New Abnormal’
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) released a report on July 13 showing that foreign journalists in China continue to operate amidst surveillance, administrative...