Disasters

Disasters 09/26/22, 00:23

Severe drought has not yet let go of China. It continues in provinces including Hunan, Anhui, and Chongqing. This aggravates the difficulties the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has with people more dissatisfied with the government as they suffer wave after wave of long-term lockdowns and a declining economy. In Chongqing, the Daxi ...

Disasters 09/25/22, 08:26

According to the South China Morning Post, top Chinese epidemiologist Wu Zunyou has changed his advice about monkeypox after online backlash for being "racist and discriminatory" on his first health advice over the disease. Wu revised his advice on Monday, urging people to avoid "intimate direct skin-to-skin contact" with foreigners or ...

Disasters 09/25/22, 06:57

This year, several regions of China are experiencing temperatures higher than 40 °C (104 °F). A couple of months ago, the 1,000-year-old historic Luoxingdun Island emerged from Poyang Lake—China's largest freshwater lake— due to the record low water levels.  According to CCTV News, from 7:00 on September 17 to 7:00 on ...

Disasters 09/25/22, 06:31

A top Chinese health expert has told the public to be on high alert for close contact with foreigners in general in light of the country’s first-ever monkeypox case. Wu Zunyou , chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote his advice on Weibo on September 17. ...

Disasters 09/25/22, 03:58

The upcoming 20th National Party Congress taking place next month is a very important event for Chinese leaders. As the event gets closer, China’s infamous Zero COVID-19 measure has become tighter. To achieve the Zero- COVID goal, as long as any community finds a single COVID case, the whole area ...

Disasters 09/23/22, 17:36

Although China continues its intense "zero-COVID" policy, the epidemic continues to spread, causing people everywhere unspeakable suffering. For example, recent reports say at least 22 people have died of starvation or lack of medical care in Yining city in northern Xinjiang due to being in lockdown. In the face of ...

Disasters 09/23/22, 16:37

In the Xinjiang region, peaceful protests and demands from its citizens through social networks to end the ravages of the Zero-COVID policy have been happening. Many people are locked in their homes without food and supplies, and as they can only express themselves on Chinese social networks, videos of people ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 21:49

In August alone, China had to deal with a series of calamities, which affected dozens of millions of people. As The Paper reported, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management held a press conference on September 16. The ministry’s spokesman Shen Zhanli pointed out that the country faced numerous natural disasters last month. Shen ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 20:47

On September 13, a blood-red moon suddenly appeared in Shenyang, scaring those who witnessed it. As it is popularly associated with the disaster, some people wondered if it was a warning sign due to recent events in the area: strange explosions at the military airport in the northern theater; and ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 19:49

As much of the world has learned to live with COVID, the Chinese Communist Party remains committed to its zero-COVID policy. According to Nikkei Asia, more than 20% of China's population is currently subject to COVID-related restrictions. According to Nomura International (Hong Kong), 49 cities are currently under lockdowns or other ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 18:20

China has cautioned that typhoon Muifa will strengthen and potentially make landfall in the coastal areas of Zhejiang province on September 14th. The typhoon intensified around 5 a.m. on September 13th and is expected to travel northwest at a speed of 10-15 km/hour before weakening over land. Muifa’s center will stay ...

Disasters 09/21/22, 16:32

The Lhasa pandemic has recently worsened. To comply with the Zero-COVID policy, the authorities have put people in a makeshift hospital over a large area. However, the quarantine point for negative and positive cases is at the same place, thus creating another complicated situation. It is reported that the authorities ...

Disasters 09/17/22, 14:08

On September 14, a proposal by the deputies of the National People's Congress of China turned users on the Weibo social network, one of the largest in China, to make all kinds of sarcastic and indignant comments, reaching more than 64 million entries in a few hours. The deputies presented At ...

Disasters 09/17/22, 13:25

Sichuan, in southwest China, has been hit by a record heatwave and drought, fires, COVID outbreaks, and an earthquake, all within a month. The earthquake occurred when the city was in lockdown because of the pandemic. Wang Weiluo, a well-known water conservancy expert, pointed out that this earthquake is similar ...

Disasters 09/14/22, 19:59

China News Weekly has cautioned that aficionados may have to wait a little longer than usual for authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, a Mid-Autumn Festival delicacy in Suzhou city. Prices have risen by a third, and the chances of finding the real thing are as low as 1%. The unpredictable weather this ...

Disasters 09/14/22, 16:20

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck western China this week has killed 74, with the number of missing people rising to 35. The number was updated by Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency on September 7. The tremor shook Luding County in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan province on September 5. As The Associated ...