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A new report from the Hurun Research Institute reveals that the number of high-net-worth families in China has dropped for the third time in 16 years, signaling a shift from wealth creation to wealth preservation amid intensified tax audits, a slumping real estate market, and growing economic risks.
China's services sector expanded at its slowest pace in six months in December, according to a private survey released on Monday, highlighting weakening new business growth due to a decline in tourist numbers.
In late 2025, numerous private hospitals and clinics across mainland China have voluntarily applied to exit the national medical insurance system, downgrade their hospital classifications, or reduce their bed capacities. Analysts attribute this trend primarily to increasing operational difficulties and systemic pressures on private medical institutions.
China's National Radio and Television Administration (SARFT) has launched a month-long crackdown on AI-generated content in short videos, starting January 1, 2026, under the banner of addressing "AI magic modifications." Industry insiders suggest the move stems from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) concerns that such content could introduce independent thinking and undermine the regime's stability.
Insiders from Chinese media and social platforms have revealed that the country's internet censorship keyword blacklist has ballooned to over 300,000 terms, blocking expressions like "lying flat" (tangping) and "rotting away" (bairan), which symbolize youth disillusionment and passive resistance to societal pressures.
A recent article in the Communist Party's flagship magazine Qiushi, authored by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has acknowledged that insufficient domestic demand remains a primary challenge for China's economic performance, with low resident consumption rates as a key manifestation. Official data reveals stark income disparities, with 23 out of 31 provinces recording per capita disposable incomes below the national average in 2024.
China's high-speed rail network achieved a significant milestone on December 26, with the opening of the Xi'an to Yan'an high-speed railway, pushing the total operational mileage beyond 50,000 kilometers. This makes China's high-speed rail the world's longest, according to official state media. On the same day, the Hangzhou to Quzhou high-speed railway, connecting Zhejiang's provincial capital Hangzhou with the western city of Quzhou, also commenced operations. The inaugural C9309 train departed from Yan'an Station en route to Xi'an.
When the CCP puts so much effort into monitoring and attacking real dissidents, why is George Hong able to take part in opposition activities, and at the same time be treated as an honored guest, or even their own people, by the CCP?
Both the leak itself and the content of the video caused a huge stir inside and outside China. The six-hour trial contains an enormous amount of information.
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.
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.
