Month: March 2026

Did Iran’s leadership strike trigger a new wave of fear inside Beijing? As tensions rise, a troubling question may be circulating around Zhongnanhai: who can Xi Jinping still trust? Recent events in the Middle East—and a bold CIA recruitment campaign targeting Chinese officials—have intensified concerns about spies, insiders, and defections within the Communist Party. At the same time, unusual moves inside China’s leadership circle are drawing attention. Reports suggest increased scrutiny around key figures, including ideological strategist Wang Huning, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, and State Security Minister Chen Yixin. In this program, we explore how global shocks and internal suspicion may be fueling a growing spy hunt inside the CCP’s highest ranks.

Source: Did Iran’s Strike Trigger Xi Jinping’s Spy Hunt?

A comment addressing widespread concerns: The Pentagon’s No. 3 official says the strikes on Iran will not drain munitions needed for any Taiwan contingency, and that the United States is still laser-focused on the Indo-Pacific. Iranian air defense systems are made up of Chinese and Russian equipment, and they failed to defend against strikes by Israel and the United States. We take a closer look. To discuss, a former U.S. defense attaché in Beijing and a former assistant secretary of state weigh in. The stage is set for China’s biggest annual political event in Beijing. What’s on the CCP’s 2026–2030 agenda, and what’s in the new five-year plan aimed at competing with the United States? We bring you the highlights. Protests, largely driven by social injustice and financial hardship, continue to break out across China amid a slowing Chinese economy. And in London, a woman holding a banner describing Beijing’s decades-long persecution of her faith, Falun Gong, is brutally assaulted by a male bus driver. She shares her insight into what may be behind the violence. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Pentagon: Iran War Will Not Affect Munitions for Taiwan 02:54 Report: Defense Systems From China, Russia Fail in Iran 05:17 Allies Back U.S. in Warning to China 06:23 China Unlikely to Back Iran Beyond Own Interests 07:48 China’s Oil Dilemma After U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran 10:50 Chinese FM: “Indiscriminate Use of Force” Unacceptable 11:39 Spotlight on China’s New Five-Year Plan 12:07 What Are China’s “Two Sessions”? 12:23 China’s 2026 Agenda and Five-Year Plan 14:52 Protests Across China as Beijing Holds Major Event 16:36 CCP’s Annual Meeting to Unveil Tech Race Road Map 19:04 Police Probe Assault on Faith Group Adherent in London 21:55 London Police Arrest 3 on Suspicion of Spying for China

Source: Pentagon: Iran War Will Not Affect Munitions for Taiwan | China in Focus

On March 3rd, a Chinese seafarer was trapped aboard an oil tanker at the Port of Jebel Ali in the UAE, livestreamed a tense situation on his phone.

Source: Xi Jinping in Panic, China Runs Out of Oil! Hundreds of Tankers Trapped in Hormuz, Qatar Cuts Supply

A middle-school dropout from Fujian becomes the mastermind behind one of the world’s largest telecom-fraud empires. Chen Zhi, chairman of Cambodia’s Prince Group, built a vast network of scam compounds across Southeast Asia—laundering billions through crypto while tens of thousands of trafficked workers were forced to run online fraud operations. In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted him in a sweeping cybercrime case and seized billions in assets. But before he could face a U.S. courtroom, Cambodia abruptly stripped his citizenship and sent him back to China. Why did Beijing move so quickly to reclaim him? The rise and fall of Chen Zhi exposes the darker side of Belt and Road capital, organized crime, and the political protection behind Asia’s scam-park industry.

Source: The Tycoon who is wanted by Both China and the U.S.

Source: WHO Drops Bombshell on Covid Origins

The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, better known as Dark Eagle, just made its overseas debut at Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia — and China is not happy about it. Dark Eagle is a new hypersonic missile designed to hit targets more than 1,700 miles away at speeds over Mach 5, giving the Army a way to punch through heavily defended airspace in minutes. After years of development, though, it only has two very recent successful test fires. So why is China so worried about it? From northern Australia, Dark Eagle can put major Chinese outposts in range. Even without a live fire, just showing up in Australia was enough to trigger warnings about destabilization and escalation. Intro – 00:00-01:28 Ad read – 01:28-02:51 What is Dark Eagle? 02:51-06:24 Test record – 06:24-08:02 Why Australia and hypocrisy – 08:02-10:10 Cold War – 10:10-12:48 Strategic Problem – 12:48-15:00 China’s Defenses – 15:00-16:47 What now? – 16:47-End

Source: What is the Army’s Dark Eagle — and why is China worried?