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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.
China's economy is confronting severe headwinds in the fourth quarter, with official data revealing the steepest housing price drop in a year, a rare multi-year decline in fixed asset investment, and slowing industrial output and retail sales.
Newly revealed Chinese court documents expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) deep-seated fear of Shen Yun Performing Arts, a global troupe showcasing traditional Chinese culture. In a chilling case, a Falun Gong practitioner was sentenced to prison simply for reading an online article praising a Shen Yun show, highlighting the regime's relentless crackdown on the group and its followers.
Tiananmen Square, the iconic heart of Chinese political power, deploys over 1,000 police officers daily to safeguard the sprawling plaza and its surroundings.
Foreign investors are accelerating their withdrawal from China amid deepening economic pessimism, with official data revealing a stark 51% quarter-on-quarter plunge in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the third quarter of 2025.
The inaugural IndieChina Independent Film Festival, set to showcase Chinese independent cinema in New York from November 8 to 15, was abruptly canceled on November 6 amid escalating harassment and threats linked to transnational repression by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), organizers said.
China's exports unexpectedly contracted for the first time in eight months in October, tumbling 1.1% year-on-year and exacerbating fears of a broader economic slowdown amid escalating U.S.-China trade frictions. The slump, particularly a 25% plunge in shipments to the United States, underscores investor concerns over fractured bilateral ties and adds pressure to an economy already grappling with year-end growth risks.
New York City's 2025 general election shattered half a century's records, with over 2.05 million voters turning out on Nov. 4—the first time surpassing 2 million since 1969, according to the New York City Board of Elections. This historic surge was propelled by a dramatic 79% jump in Chinese American participation, reshaping the mayoral race and handing a clear edge to Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo.
The CCP spends enormous amounts of money and effort to train agents like Eric. Yet the human desire for freedom is stronger than any dictatorship.
A former double agent of both China and the US, with a legendary past has revealed something shocking. In the age of social media, the Chinese Communist Party's methods to infiltrate and disrupt abroad keep getting smarter.
A viral video from a Shanghai parent has ignited widespread panic among families after revealing that elementary school students are being asked to provide blood and biological samples for a city health initiative, raising alarms over privacy invasions and potential links to China's controversial organ trade.
An alarming escalation in transnational repression has gripped the Falun Gong community, with anonymous death threats surging to 193 incidents since March 2024. The spike, documented through October 16, 2025, includes impersonated violent warnings, physical assaults, and crippling cyberattacks—many linked to China's Communist Party (CCP) by U.S. officials.
Protests across China surged by 45% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching a record 1,392 incidents and fueling intense online debates about economic despair and government crackdowns.
The CCP's Fourth Plenum has ended. But the power struggles at the top seem far from over.
In my personal view, if the CCP wants to hold onto power under these conditions, their next step can only enter a North Korea-style mode, or even preserve their regime at the cost of many Chinese starving to death; or they may start a war, create an external crisis to consolidate their rule.
