Vision Times
Chinese-language newspaper based in New York City, US
Vision Times (simplified Chinese: 看中国; traditional Chinese: 看中國), also known as Kanzhongguo, is a Falun Gong-affiliated Chinese language weekly newspaper. It was founded in 2001 as a website, www.secretchina.com. In 2006, it began publishing weekly print versions in major U.S. cities and Australia (as Vision China Times) where large Chinese communities exist. In 2007, print versions were launched in Europe.
Vision Times operates multiple YouTube channels, including China Observer, China Insights and Vision Times Post.
Affiliations
Vision Times is one of the news organizations referred to as "our media" by Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong, a new religious movement that opposes the Chinese Communist Party. The newspaper's president is the spokesperson for the Falun Dafa Association in New York, and is chair of another Falun Gong group called Quit the CCP. In 2020, ABC's Background Briefing confirmed Vision Times as a Falun Gong publication through testimonies of ex-practitioners and emails of Falun Gong members. In 2021, The Atlantic called Vision Times a "doppelgänger site" of The Epoch Times. In the same year, David Brophy wrote that Vision Times' general manager is part of the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.
According to Semafor, the YouTube channel China Insights is affiliated with Vision Times.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Vision Times” is chinese-language newspaper based in New York City, US. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Vision, Times and Chinese-language, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “chinese-language newspaper based in New York City, US” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25102078. VIAF identifies the subject as 131782623. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2020.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Vision Times”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Vision Times primary sources, Vision Times archive and Vision research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Vision Times”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Vision Times” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.