‘Aircraft carrier killer’, China builds simulated facilities for war test
Satellite images recently showed the China military is building up large-scale targets in a remote desert to simulate its future attack. Maxar Technologies took pictures from space. The pictures showed a simulated target of a full-size U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang. There are also at least ...
Chinese government strengthens border control, stops people from getting out of China
On May 10, China’s National Immigration Administration stated that the authorities would impose a more tightened immigration policy. Approvals and issues of exit and entry documents process will be stricter. Chinese people’s non-essential travel abroad would also be severely restricted for epidemic prevention. On the same day, Radio Free Asia obtained ...
Heilongjiang Procuratorate’s former top official embezzles nearly $3 million with accomplice
According to the Da Ji Yuan outlet, Heilongjiang Province officially named Bu Yansheng, former Executive Deputy Chief Procurator of Heilongjiang Procuratorate, as one among five cases of “damaging the business environment” on May 12. The charge reported that from 2004 to 2020, Bu Yansheng had taken advantage of his position to ...
Summer flood season causes severe damage in China
Many provinces have experienced significant floods as a result of torrential rain, high winds, and thunderstorms. On May 9, severe rains hit Guangnan County in Yunnan Province, causing trees to topple and destroy electrical poles and guardrails. In Liancheng Township, Guangnan, a resident had to move to higher places since their ...
UK should increase support for Taiwan to deter China: think tank
British think tank Taiwan Policy Center released a report on May 13, calling for the UK to take more active political and diplomatic actions to deter China’s aggression against Taiwan. Former member of Parliament, James Bethell, pointed out that the Ukraine situation has shown that firm support from international allies ...
Chinese funeral costing $1.5 mil and fireworks display stirs debate
A funeral with a cost of up to 1.5 million dollars in China is stirring debate about the appropriateness of lavish funeral customs. A wealthy businessman in Yulin, Shaanxi province, held a grand funeral for his late father with a superb feast, famous Maotai wine, and Chunghwa cigarettes, a favored brand ...
Lost arable land in some areas raises China’s food security concern
According to an article published by the Chinese Communist Party's official media, the Third National Land Survey data shows that the arable land in the Chengdu Plain has decreased by 40% in 10 years. The once-serious problem of the use of arable land now become a headline. China's Sichuan province is ...
Shanghai: 93-year-old announced dead, cremated then resurrects
A 93-year-old grandma in Shanghai was mistakenly announced dead on May 10. The incident took place in Zhoupu Hospital in Pudong New Area. According to her relative’s account, the grandma was infected with the COVID virus in April. The nursing home where she stayed then transferred her to the hospital for ...
Beijingers resist strict quarantine and want to raise their voices
On May 12, a video circulated on the Internet showing that Panjiayuan, the top community in Chaoyang District, Beijing, was closed. However, Chinese language media Xin Tang Ren reported that residents were not allowed to leave the community. The residents told epidemic prevention officials that they didn’t want to be prohibited ...
Shanghai’s new COVID restrictions put residents under dilemma
Shanghai authorities have doubled down on COVID pandemic restrictions. Earlier this month, Shanghai officials announced a military order at all levels to achieve the zero COVID goal. The city began to impose the so-called ‘quiet period’ prevention policy until May 15. Express delivery, group purchases, and takeaways will be stopped ...
Blood-red sky reappears in Fuzhou, China: Omen of famine and chaos
After blood-red skies in Zhejiang Province and Guangxi Province this month, another province—Fujian records the same vision. On the evening of May 11, a rare blood-red sky appeared in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, which attracted the attention of local citizens. Everyone took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the ...
China database exposes lists of thousands detained in Xinjiang
French news agency AFP reported on May 13 that it obtained two leaked lists that document thousands of Uyghurs who have been imprisoned in Xinjiang. After watching the list, several families said they finally found clues about their missing relatives. The first list contains more than 10,000 names, including their birth ...
Escaping from 65 trapped days in China, American teacher says ‘leave for good’
As reported by TVBS News, China's draconian covid-19 measures have left many foreigners trapped in a dilemma. A few days ago, an American teacher Hudson living in Changchun, Jilin, finally returned to the U.S. after 65 days of strict lockdown. Hudson has been teaching at the city's high school for six ...
Biden hosts ASEAN leaders in Washington to confront Beijing
President Biden welcomed ASEAN leaders to the White House for a two-day summit yesterday, May 12, establishing a bulwark against Chinese dominance in the area. The summit, which ends on Friday, will address various issues, including trade, human rights, and climate change. But it's Biden's team effort to highlight top priorities: ...
Defaults on offshore debt hit China’s property sector, Zhongliang Holdings at risk
China’s property development fell into a deep slump, and pandemic restrictions have worsened a liquidity crisis in real estate. Adding to pressure on the sector is the weakening yuan, making it more expensive for the companies to fulfill their offshore debt maturities obligations. Combined sales at the top 100 developers halved ...
Shanghai people’s complaints shock the Internet: China’s military experts speak out
In Shanghai, people's anger and resistance are rising; nevertheless, prevention and control measures are escalating to the point that citizens feel they have no future. Zhao Chu, a military expert and deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of National Defense Strategy, posted on his WeChat, protesting the brutal invasion of people's ...
Names of senior Guangdong officials disappear from official website
The names of some high-ranking officials in China's Guangdong province have disappeared from their official websites, and it raises questions that they may be under investigation. According to TimedNews, Ai Xuefeng was Deputy Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee. He was just transferred to Secretary of the Party Leadership Group ...
Shanghai lockdown: Worker shuns ‘live fish’ delivery, warns Covid-19 risk
Many Shanghai residents now have entered their sixth week of living under the long-lasting lockdown. As a result, they are trying to figure out how to buy fresh supplies on a daily basis. Millions of residents have been venting their frustrations on social media. In recent days, a video of a ...
China spy ship detected near Australian naval base
According to Reuters, a Chinese spy ship was detected off the West Australian coast. Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said the Chinese vessel's position was close to its military and intelligence installations on Australia's west coast. China's warship with intelligence-gathering capacity went down the west coast of Australia, near Exmouth, and then ...
Peru: Chinese copper mine production halted as community demands their land back
According to Reuters, a giant Chinese-owned copper mine resettled the community of Fuerbamba in the Andean region of Peru, South America, to make way for its mine eight years ago. The company spent 1.2 billion dollars to address the protests against the mining sector in the area. Now the community asks ...
