Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its 2026 World Press Freedom Index, in which Hong Kong ranked 140th and …
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Freedom Broke Their Silence: How Life Abroad Changed a Chinese Couple’s View of China
by Mikel DavisOn a busy street in downtown Toronto, Chinese couple Luo Yu and Wang Jingjing walked among hundreds of …
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A few years ago, I put one of my subordinates in charge of a cross-departmental project to improve …
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In April 2026, the U.S. military mounted an extraordinary operation inside Iran to rescue a missing F-15E crew …
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The sheng is a traditional Chinese wind instrument and one of the world’s oldest free-reed instruments. Consisting of …
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Bridging 4 Centuries: Keelung Revives Spanish History and Taiwan’s Calligraphy Heritage
by Billy ShyuTo commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Spanish fleet’s arrival at Keelung from Luzon in the Philippines in …
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Forcing Monks and Nuns to Marry, Sending Monks to War: Inside the CCP’s Religious Purges
by Mikel DavisThe Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, prophesied in the Mahaparinirvana Sutra that after his parinirvana, demon kings would reincarnate as …
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Mainland China and Taiwan share deep roots in Chinese culture, yet the educational philosophies expressed in their laws …
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The Chinese Character for Jade (玉): A Stone of Heaven and a Portrait of Virtue
by Armin AuctorLook closely at two of the oldest symbols in written Chinese, and you will find them separated by …
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From Conflict to Coexistence: Keelung’s 172-Year Ghost Festival Tradition
by Billy ShyuKeelung is a port city in northern Taiwan whose history has been shaped by generations of immigrants, particularly …