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Trump’s First Strike of the New Year Delivers the CCP Its First Defeat — Zhongnanhai “Deeply Shocked”

On the night of January 2, the U.S. military carried out a high-risk operation in Venezuela, capturing Maduro alive and withdrawing safely. At the very beginning of 2026, U.S. President Trump (Donald Trump) launched a successful first strike, which to some extent set the tone for foreign policy in the new year. America’s forceful action sent a clear signal: it will not allow CCP forces to meddle in the Americas. This also caused the CCP to suffer its first defeat of the new year very quickly.

When Extremes Are Reached, Reversal Is Inevitable! An Anti-Communist Wave Is Brewing in Silence

Now, looking back at China in 2025, although there have been no earth-shattering explosions of sound, and although street protests have been breaking out one after another across the country, they have not yet formed a large-scale tidal wave of resistance. The economy is sluggish and unemployment is severe. Although the authorities have not announced an economic collapse, the lives of people at the bottom are slowly growing colder, and a kind of hopeless lament fills China’s online space. When despair becomes the main theme among grassroots circles, at this point, when things reach an extreme

Wang Huning Meets CCP-Run Religious Associations; Reports Omit Loyalty Language

As 2026 approaches, Wang Huning—member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—separately met with members of the leadership teams attending the 11th National Congress of the Buddhist Association of China (held December 28–29) and the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Taoist Association (held December 29–30).

Strange Title in Qiushi’s First New Year Issue: Xi Also Has to Study the Plenum’s Spirit

Although more and more signs indicate that CCP party chief Xi Jinping has lost control of the military and that his party power has been weakened, under the CCP media’s occasional intentional misdirection—such as recently still frequently letting Xi dominate the screen and adding customary expressions of loyalty in reports—many people still harbor doubts. However, speeches by senior CCP officials and the vacillation of official media themselves are quite telling. Because if the party chief truly held great power firmly in hand, the media would not alternate between downplaying and praising him

Coup, Revolution, Fragmentation—Will China Be Turned Upside Down in 2026?

After passing through the turmoil of 2025, we are stepping into 2026. In 2025, China’s politics, economy, and society were all rife with chaos. Yet amid the disorder, new changes were being nurtured—namely, the awakening and resistance of the people. How should 2025 be summed up? What changes will China see in 2026? And amid the tide of historic upheaval, how should one respond? The renowned British psychic prophet Craig Parker has brought us profound insights.

A Prelude to a Zhongnanhai Political Storm? Han Zheng Crowds Out Xi’s “Core” Status at the CPPCC Annual Meeting

On December 31, 2025, the Chinese Communist Party’s National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a New Year tea gathering. CCP party chief Xi Jinping attended along with the other incumbent members of the Politburo Standing Committee and Vice President Han Zheng. Compared with previous years, there were conspicuous changes in the seating arrangements for Xi and the others.

Why Does Xi Jinping Want to Ban the Public from Celebrating New Year’s Eve?

At the juncture from New Year’s Eve 2025 to New Year’s Day 2026, a rather rare phenomenon of “tightened New Year’s Eve controls” appeared in many cities across the country: some second- and third-tier cities directly canceled official New Year’s Eve events; in many places fireworks were banned ahead of time and public squares were cleared in advance; in some cities, subways and buses ended service much earlier than usual on New Year’s Eve; some universities directly required students not to leave campus during the New Year’s Day holiday or to report their whereabouts if they did; in certain pl

Explosive! Xi Jinping Encounters a Large-Scale Fiscal Noncooperation Movement

At the very beginning of the new year, New Year’s Eve events were canceled across the country; CCP stability-maintenance forces carried out dense arrests in public places and banned fireworks. On the other hand, an unexpected “revolution” quietly arose on the Douyin platform: 50 million Chinese smokers collectively announced that they would quit smoking, launching the first online, non-violent noncooperation movement of the new year. Its slogan is clear, simple, thorough, and highly unified: “Don’t support those grandsons!”

Overseas Edition of Xi Jinping's 2026 New Year Address: Announcement of Resignation

Today, I announce that due to my advanced age and declining health, along with the fact that the national finances are facing unprecedented severe challenges, I have decided to officially resign from my leadership position and will no longer hold any office. Starting January 1, 2026, I will completely say goodbye to this stage.

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