A bombshell investigation by conservative Stanford student newspaper The Stanford Review, published Monday (December 1), has exposed extensive ties between a senior Stanford Earth Sciences professor and a Chinese research center accused of supporting Beijing’s nuclear weapons program.

New York, November 28, 2025 – On the third anniversary of China’s historic “White Paper Movement,” activists projected massive anti-Xi Jinping and pro-democracy slogans onto the facade of the Chinese Consulate General in Manhattan on Tuesday night, in a bold act of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

How much longer can China's economy hold? For years, this question has haunted observers. The economic indicators released for October offer a deeply unsettling answer: the structural fracture of China's economy appears to have already begun. 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) has announced plans to enroll approximately 5,000 doctoral students in 2026 — a 25% increase from 2025 and more than 40% growth since 2024 — sparking intense debate over quality decline, financial motives, and the broader economic crisis in China.

China’s once-thriving department stores and shopping malls are collapsing at an unprecedented pace, with profits of listed traditional retailers crashing 88.9% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025 and dozens of landmark malls closing their doors for good.

German lingerie powerhouse Triumph International, known in China as "Dianfen," will fully withdraw from the mainland market by December 31, 2025, ending a 33-year presence that popularized underwire bras. The move comes against a backdrop of China's ongoing economic slowdown and consumer downgrading, following similar retreats by other foreign brands.

China's local governments are grappling with escalating fiscal pressures, as evidenced by widespread delays in salary payments, stalled infrastructure projects, halted public transport, and hospital contractions across multiple provinces.

Beijing has remained silent on the case, even as several Filipino lawmakers and media outlets have branded Guo the “Chinese spy mayor.” Philippines–China relations remain strained over maritime disputes in the South China Sea.

Britain’s security service MI5 issued a rare espionage alert to all MPs and peers on Tuesday 18 November, warning that two individuals linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) are actively attempting to recruit serving parliamentarians.