On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes against Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard subsequently announced a ban on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil prices surpassed $100 in March, at one point rising to $126.
The United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran, which Trump subsequently defended.
The United States and Israel began military action against Iran on February 28, causing shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and fluctuations in international oil prices.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the first few hours after the start of the military operation on February 28.
The video says that in February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the related tariff measures unconstitutional.
About ten US Air Force F-16 fighter jets stationed in South Korea headed straight for international waters in the Yellow Sea. CCP fighter jets scrambled for a standoff. The incident occurred in the Northern Theater Command's area of responsibility.
On February 18, an explosion occurred at a fireworks and firecracker shop in Zhengji Town, Yicheng City, Hubei Province, resulting in 12 deaths. Surrounding buildings were damaged to varying degrees, with rolling shutters blown off by the shockwave and glass shattered. The affected road section was temporarily placed under a full lockdown.
On February 12, 2026, Wang Lixia, former chairwoman of the government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was expelled from the Party and removed from public office for illegally interfering in judicial activities, illegally accepting huge amounts of property, and other violations.
On February 10, 2026, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Yi Lianhong was under investigation; on February 26, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced the removal of the NPC deputy credentials of military representatives including Li Qiaoming (Army) and Li Wei (Information Support Force), with the qualifications of 19 deputies terminated in total.
On February 10, 2026, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Yi Lianhong, formerly Party Secretary of Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and currently deputy director of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is under investigation.
On February 10, 2026, the U.S. State Department submitted a report to Congress, formally naming the far-left nonprofit organizations "Code Pink" and "People's Forum" as recipients of pro-CCP online funding, serving as vehicles for China's overseas influence operations in the United States.
Between 2020 and 2024, a transnational criminal gang composed primarily of highly educated Chinese men residing in Germany and the Netherlands, established a secret group called 'German Old Driver's School' on the encrypted social platform Telegram own. They used female identities on social software such as WeChat and Xiaohongshu to post fake rental or help-seeking information to lure newly arrived Chinese female students and young women to private residences, secretly administering date rape drugs (such as GHB/GBL, sedatives, etc.) to commit sexual assault, and used slang like 'car', 'refueling', and 'dead pig' within the group to brag and communicate, recording and disseminating sexual violence imagery. In February 2026, the Frankfurt District Court issued a first-instance judgment against the main perpetrator Zhang Dapeng (who was an IT supervisor of a car company before the case), finding him guilty of 22 charges including attempted murder and especially severe rape, sentencing him to 14 years of imprisonment and additional preventive detention (security supervision). Other accomplices Jiang Zhongyi was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in Munich, Zhou Tong was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in Berlin, and Shao Zhiting, who provided drug formula guidance, was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in July. This case, due to its heinous criminal methods and targeting of specific groups, caused a shock to the overseas Chinese community and directly pushed the German Federal Cabinet to pass a bill increasing the penalties for date rape crimes.
Rumors claim that Zeng Qinghong, on behalf of retired Politburo Standing Committee members and the red second-generation, put demands to Xi Jinping such as handing over power and not seeking another term; no public reports of this claim exist, and it originates from an online video.
On August 5, 2026, the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch released a human rights report, pointing out that Chinese authorities continue to intensify strict crackdowns on domestic dissident groups and have extended long-arm jurisdiction and transnational repression tactics overseas.
On February 2, 2026, the Jinjiang Branch of the Chengdu Public Security Bureau announced that former investigative journalist Liu Hu and self-media person Wu Yingjiao were subject to criminal coercive measures on suspicion of fabricating accusations to frame others and illegal business operations. The two had previously published reports alleging that Pu Fayou, the Party Secretary of Pujang County, was suspected of illegally seizing corporate assets. The incident sparked condemnation from journalist organizations and public opinion both at home and abroad. On February 14, the police, citing the application of the two individuals, changed the coercive measures to release on bail pending trial in accordance with Article 67 of the Criminal Procedure Law. On September 10, 2026, defense lawyer Zhou Ze released the decision of the Jinjiang Branch to lift the bail pending trial, citing 'changes in the case circumstances,' and Liu Hu would not need to stand trial. Liu Hu had previously filed real-name reports against several high-ranking officials between 2012 and 2013, leading to multiple detentions.
Overseas reports claim that in February 2026, Peng Liyuan attempted to transfer a major general from the Shanghai armed police system—a trusted confidant—to Beijing to take control of the Beijing Garrison. The move was rejected by the garrison troops, and the heavy armored units of the 82nd Group Army deployed to the outskirts of the capital, locking down Beijing.
S&P’s February 2026 report said that China’s housing supply exceeds demand, and that home prices are expected to fall another 2% to 4% in 2026, with steeper declines in core cities, creating a vicious cycle.
In a report in early February 2026, S&P lowered its forecast, projecting that China's property sales would fall 10% to 14% in 2026, compared with a previous forecast in October of a 5% to 8% decline.
Sources floating the story say that the ousted Zhang Youxia may be accused of leaking nuclear secrets to the United States; if true, it would be the oldest charge of treason and collaboration in the communist regime's history.
In late February 2026, the United States and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury,” further devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities and military-industrial system, sharply reducing Iran’s value as an anti-U.S. strategic pivot.