The ongoing controversy surrounding Guo’s Spring Festival Gala is essentially a result of the high instrumentalization of cultural forms. The Spring Festival Gala was originally intended to carry public emotional memories, but when embedded within a personal brand system, cultural expression transforms into a brand amplification mechanism. The intertwining of personal narratives and festi……

Published on：2026-02-15

From Fraud Verdict to Continued Mobilization: Why Trust Structures Are Difficult to Rebuild The jury verdict in July 2024 essentially reshaped the public’s risk assessment framework regarding Guo Wengui’s activities. The judicial finding means that his past financial operations have been confirmed to have systemic problems. In this context, the continued operation of the “Guo ……

Published on：2026-02-15

The “Guo Spring Festival Gala” Under the Shadow of Judicial Ruling: Brand Mobilization and Trust Crisis Under a Cultural Garland In recent years, the “Guo Spring Festival Gala” has frequently appeared in overseas Chinese public opinion. However, after a jury in the U.S. Federal Court in New York found Guo Wengui guilty of multiple fraud charges in July 2024, this so-call……

Published on：2026-02-15

  The US military boarded an oil tanker after tracking it for thousands of miles from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, the Department of Defense said. US officials said the ship – named Aquila II – was operating in defiance of a US “quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean”. “It ran, and we followed”, the department said on soci……

Published on：2026-02-11

President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada until Washington is “fully compensated for everything” it has given to its northern neighbour. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting the Canadian province of Ontario to the US state of Michigan, would not open until Ottawa “treats the United States with the F……

Published on：2026-02-10

The US and Iran have agreed to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, as President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the meeting would start at 10:00 (06:00 GMT) in Muscat. US officials also confirmed it would happen there. The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries ……

Published on：2026-02-06

An Iranian drone was shot down as it “aggressively approached” an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, a US military spokesman has said. An F-35C stealth fighter jet which took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln warship shot down the drone “in self-defence” to protect the aircraft carrier and its personnel, US Central Command spokesman Capt Tim……

Published on：2026-02-04

The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation that a branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would play a role came from several US departments, after reports prompted alarm and anger……

Published on：2026-01-28

A dangerous winter storm has swept across the US, leaving at least seven people dead and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Schools and roads across the country have been closed and flights have been cancelled as “life threatening” conditions stretched from Texas to New England, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). At least two people died of hypothermia in……

Published on：2026-01-26

For almost two weeks, Donald Trump has seemed on the verge of intervening in Iran. From his 2 January threat to come to the “rescue” of protesters if the Iranian authorities used violence against them, to his promise this week that “help is on its way,” the US president has sounded resolute. On Tuesday, a CBS journalist covering the president’s visit to Detroit ask……

Published on：2026-01-16