Communist China’s Dominance Is a Hyped Myth

Many experts have been predicting China’s rise as a leading global superpower in the coming decades. But a look into the fundamentals of Chinese society shows that such projections are largely hyped miscalculations. While it is inevitable that the Chinese economy and military might grow, the country will never become a universally dominating force because ...

Max Lu

President Xi Jinping.

Taiwan Team Played a Significant Role in Black Hole Image

On April 10, 2019, images of the first black hole in human history were revealed, which is the symbolic achievement of a new milestone in human science. Taiwan’s role in black hole image It is understood that the first black hole image was very difficult to come by. Eight enormous radio telescopes, networked together to ...

Helen London

Black hole image.

Beijing’s Nod for South China Sea Code of Conduct Raises Suspicions

Randall Schriver, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, has raised concerns about China’s motives behind agreeing to the creation of a South China Sea code of conduct. He asked Southeast Asian nations to ensure that Beijing is held legally liable when the agreement is finally reached. South China Sea code of conduct ...

Max Lu

U.S. warships in the South China Sea.

Thrashed by Competition, Amazon Shuts Down Domestic Marketplace in China

Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down its domestic marketplace in China. Amazon apparently could not compete with local e-commerce rivals and decided that pulling the plug would be an economically wise decision. Shutting down Amazon’s operations “We are notifying sellers we will no longer operate a marketplace on Amazon.cn ...

Max Lu

Amazon in China.

WikiLeaks Revealed Secrets of the Chinese Communist Party

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange unveiled a U.S. government secret file containing details of many high-level scandals of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Subsequently, WikiLeaks and a large number of confidential documents originating from the U.S. government were blocked by service providers in China and banned by CCP censors. So far, no government has come forward ...

Helen London

Julian Assange.

How China’s Rise and Fall Will Affect America and Freedom

The economic and military rise of China is seen with caution in the West. And for a good reason. Communist China’s growth means a new set of values will soon start to spread across the globe. Unfortunately, the ideologies that China will promote throughout the world will be suppression of free speech, reduction in personal ...

Max Lu

Tiananmen Square.

Taiwan Shows the Way for China to Address the Tiananmen Square Massacre

During the 1989 student protests conducted at Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government initiated violent repression of the protestors. Today, remembered as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, more than 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the incident and resulting crackdown. Discussion about the Tiananmen Square Massacre is severely restricted in China. Many Chinese often wonder how ...

Max Lu

Tiananmen Square Massacre students.

The 4 Holy Mountains of Chinese Buddhism

Since ancient times, Buddhism has been a huge part of China, both culturally and spiritually. Four of the country’s mountains have actually been sacred grounds for the religion. These include Mount Wutai, Putuo, Emei, and Jiuhua. Here is a brief introduction of these famous holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism for your knowledge. Holy mountains of ...

Emma Lu

Emei Shan Sacred Mountain, Sichuan, China.

Australian Writer of Chinese Origin, Yang Hengjun, Detained in China

Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since January this year, was warned by John Garnaut, a security adviser to an Australian PM, not to travel to the communist country. Yang Hengjun is known to have written extensively against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Detaining Yang Hengjun The 53-year-old Yang Hengjun is ...

Max Lu

Australian author Yang Hengjun.

Is Farmed Salmon Really the Most Toxic Food in the World?

Salmon is tasty, delicious, and a nutritious food source. However, recent research exposes a little-known possibility about farmed salmon — it might be one of the most toxic foods in the world. The wonder food salmon Health experts consider salmon to be a wonder food for its nutritional value. Wild salmon is packed full of ...

Armin Auctor

Three pieces of baked salmon sprinkled with green onions and white sesame seeds sitting on a tray in a brown sauce with chopsticks on the side.